TILL
After the attention I gave to this quibble in earlier postings today, if
Dave resorts to it again, we will then know just how profound his
intellectual dishonesty is. He likes to accuse me of avoiding direct
questions, so here is one for him.
Is it possible to know that a statement contains contradiction without
knowing which of the conflicting points in the statement is true and which
is wrong?
(DAVE 5/3) Farrell: Good question. Yes, it is possible. I could say in a
sentence: "Farrell Till is an atheist and a Christian" - we know that there
is contradiction there, but we aren't told which one is right and which one
is wrong. You can't be both, so I would know that this is a contradictory
statement without having to know which one you were (assuming that there are
no other details attached to this statement).
However, in this example, I KNOW what an atheist is, and I KNOW what a
Christian is, so I can determine if the statement is contradictory, because
I KNOW they aren't the same thing. Let's see if this applies to our
discussion: you DON'T KNOW where Moserath is; you DON'T KNOW where Mount
Hor, so how can you determine if this is a contradiction or not?
There, I have answered your direct question, now kindly answer mine: are
Moserath and Mount Hor separate places?
Regards.
Dave.
"If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was clearly a miracle. Keeping
awake while he did it was, at any rate."
- Mark Twain on the Book of Mormon