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Appeals to Ignorance and Incredulity (CT Scan, Episode 33)
Claiming that something must be true because there’s no evidence to say otherwise is a logical fallacy called Appeal to Ignorance. Another version of this fallacy is the Argument from Incredulity, which suggests something must be false because it’s hard to imagine being true. Here’s how to recognize—and avoid using—both fallacies in creation-evolution contexts.
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Articles:
• Evolution: https://answersingenesis.org/evolution/
• Natural selection: https://answersingenesis.org/natural-selection/
• Mutation: https://answersingenesis.org/genetics/mutations/
• Information theory: https://answersingenesis.org/genetics/information-theory/
• Transitional fossils: https://answersingenesis.org/fossils/transitional-fossils/
Books:
• Sanford, J. C. (2005). Genetic entropy & the mystery of the genome. Ivan Press. https://answersingenesis.ca/store/product/genetic-entropy-mystery-genome/
• Jeanson, N. (2017). Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species. New Leaf Publishing Group. https://answersingenesis.ca/store/product/replacing-darwin/
• Gitt, W. (2006). In the beginning was information: A scientist explains the incredible design in nature. New Leaf Publishing Group. (Available for free online here: https://answersingenesis.org/answers/books/in-beginning-was-information/)
• Werner, C. (2009). Living Fossils: Evolution the Grand Experiment Vol. 2. New Leaf Publishing Group. https://answersingenesis.ca/store/product/living-fossils/
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