Appeal to Ignorance: No smoke doesn’t always mean no fire (Podcast #016)

I always thought the arguments for and against God were among the most interesting. Probably because people have a lot invested in these arguments: in some cases their entire identity.

A classic, but flawed argument is the appeal to ignorance. Interestingly it goes both ways, pro and con.

Find out how and why, all in only 90 seconds.

Appeal to Ignorance: No smoke doesn’t always mean no fire (Podcast #016)

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Sources / Further Reading:
Introduction to Logic: Ad Ignorantiam - A short page with great examples of the appeal to ignorance, some of which I used in the podcast.
Wikipedia: Argument from ignorance

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Tagged as: god arguments, ignorance, logical fallacy