Common Sense - Dead or Alive?: Logic and Common Sense

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Logic and Common Sense

Anyone who has taken a basic course in logic knows the following formula: If A, then B; If B, then C; Therefore, if A, then C The world is filled with great logicians. Many of them have no common sense, for they fail to examine the basic premises from which their logic flows. For example: "God hates fags". Popular premise. Now, taken to its logical conclusion, the following argument ensues: "God hates fags. If God hates something, then it is okay to destroy it. Therefore, we can destroy fags."... Sign in to see full entry.

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