Posted by SLS on July 25, 2016, at 18:31:26
In reply to Re: can you see it?, posted by Tabitha on July 25, 2016, at 14:34:47
> Lou, what if
> - I kept saying that dog bites are killing thousands of people per month.
> - someone pointed me to the CDC statistics on deaths, which show that dog bites are not among the causes of death of thousands of people per month.
> - I then said that dog bites are actually *causing the causes* of death
> - To support my point, I used the existence of a website by a person who was convinced that dog bites are a leading cause of death, who, to support his position, cited a lot of other people who are convinced that dog bites are a leading cause of death.
>
> Would you become convinced that dog bites are a leading cause of death?
>
> Also, what if
> - I went to a site called welovedogs.com and, when people posted pictures of their cute new puppies or beloved dog companions, I told them that dogs are not actually companions at all, but in fact they are biting and killing thousands of people per month.
>
> Would you approve of my actions?
Your flawless logic is making my head spin.:-)
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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