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Dating back to ancient times - specifically Aristotle. Aristotle also believed that women are deformed men. That some people deserve to be enslaved. That deaf p
by kennywinker 2y ago
Dating back to ancient times - specifically Aristotle. Aristotle also believed that women are deformed men. That some people deserve to be enslaved. That deaf people are incapable of reason.
So, just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s true. Just like “kids these days” or “seems like nobody wants to work anymore” some bad ideas are evergreen.
- SideQuark 2y ago> So, just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s true No one claimed it's true because it's old. If you like reasoning fallacies, you should love the concept of a strawman.