[quote]The form of the Bulverism fallacy can be expressed as follows:
You claim that A is true.
Because of B, you personally desire that A should be true.
Therefore, A is false.
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You claim that A is false.
Because of B, you personally desire that A should be false.
Therefore, A is true.[/quote]Where did I do this?
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Yours is one specific form of a bulverism
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Bulverism is a logical fallacy in which, rather than proving that an argument in favour of an opinion is wrong, a person instead assumes that the opinion is wrong, and then goes on to explain why the other person held it.
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i never said anything about OP being wrong.
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Then what is your point
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as i said to OP:[quote]i was just making a sarcastic remark about your upbringing. of course if you're raised in a certain environment, you will also share those beliefs.[/quote]
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It sure came across that way though.
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i was just making a sarcastic remark about your upbringing. of course if you're raised in a certain environment, you will also share those beliefs.
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My family was never a strong church-going family. I simply always knew of the idea of God and Jesus. I actually ended up pursuing this myself and have recently got my own family to attend church with me.