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Ah, the “when you have eliminated everything else, whatever remains must be true” line. I remember it from Christian youth sermons and proselytising, where they
by TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
Ah, the “when you have eliminated everything else, whatever remains must be true” line. I remember it from Christian youth sermons and proselytising, where they would set up a strawman against God and then blow it down. One of the Holmes series' worse legacies.
- Aeolun 7y agoThat’s a weird baatardization of the maxim though. I guess they didn’t want to use ‘however improbable’ in connection to god? “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoIt may have been a perfect quote of the original maxim, my memory is imperfect and you shouldn't ascribe any meaning to my unintended paraphrasing.
- iambateman 7y agoAs a Christian, I’m bummed that’s what you heard as a defense for God. Suffice it to say, not all defenses are logical fallacies.
- andrepd 7y agoThey are to me, still haven't heard a convincing argument, and believe me I tried.
- sopooneo 7y ago"But, almost alone among skeptics, [Martin Gardner] believed passionately in God, prayer, and eternal life. He called himself a 'fideist' — someone who embraces belief in God without having a rational foundation to do so." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-martin-gardner-19_b_586516 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-martin-gardner-19_b_5...
- MauranKilom 7y agoImo it's up to everyone what they find comfort in, as long as they don't impose it on others.