What does it mean, to be built upon false premises?
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This means that the person decided that something was a fact but they were making incorrect assumptions about the situation.  This caused them to draw conclusions that were incorrect.  They "built" their ideas on a poor foundation of knowledge.\n\nAn example: \nLet's say you visited the mall and it is completely packed with people.  You would think that this was a busy thriving mall that many people liked and offered a good variety of products which has led to its success. You are "building" your opinion on the "premise(idea)" that malls that are filled with people are doing well financially.\n\nHowever, if someone told you a missing piece of information: that the mall was having a closing sale where everything in the mall was 65% off.  You would realize that the mall wasn't doing well financially and that it was doing so badly that it must be shut down.  You "built (formed)" your opinions/thoughts on the "false (incorrect) premise (idea)" that all busy malls are malls that are successful.
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Who's to say they're false?
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it is impossible to prove a negative.  One cannot prove the non-existance of god just as they could not prove the non-existance of WMD's in Iraq.  The lack of evidence against something in both cases is not evidence of it's existance.
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Science is false until proven true.
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"A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true; an assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises."\n\nBut what all that confusing nonsense means is that when something is a paradox, you wonder how it can be possible when it seems that it should be impossible. Or saying something that is true, and yet seems false. \n\nFor example, "The ice was so cold that it burned." Touching a cold surface should, scientifically, make you feel cold, as you are losing warmth by touching it. However, extremely cold objects/substances are described as "burning." \n\nOr, try a complicated scenario as a paradox: you are standing in the exact center of a free-floating sheet of ice in the middle of a pond during a snow storm. If you move, the platform will tip, and you will fall and freeze to death in the icy water. However, if you don't move, your body will freeze nonetheless. Often referred to as a "catch-22."\n\nAnother statement that is a paradox: suppose you were to say, I am from the island of Nor. Everyone on Nor is a liar.  Therefore, if you are telling the truth, you are lying. If you are lying, then you are telling the truth.\n\nOr a classic: This statement is false. Is it true, or is it false? \n\nHope this helps.
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The statement (which you refer to as a claim) is flawed for the reasons you gave. Your rebuttal was excellently worded, and was logical. But, there is a major flaw with your rebuttal : the people who make the claim are not logical people. The only people who can understand your rebuttal are logical. You will spend your energy preaching to the choir, because the people who make the original claim will not stay and listen to you. It was really nice to read a well-stated post.
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They are uttering falsehoods.
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Contradictory Premises. Conclusions are drawn from the interactions of premises: where two premises contradict each other, there can be no interaction and hence no conclusion. Similarly, if the definitions of two terms conflict with or exclude each other, then those two terms cannot be simultaneously ascribed to a single object or event. The classic example of contradictory premises is the question, "What will happen if an irresistible force meets an immovable object?" The problem here is that in a universe where an irresistible force has been defined to exist, there cannot also exist an immovable object, because then the force would not be irresistible. Conversely, if there is discovered or defined such an item as an immovable object, then by definition there can be no such thing as an irresistible force.\n\nThis fallacy's most popular appearance is in the form of a challenging question, because questions with contradictory premises are such brain teasers. In each case, though, no answer can be given because the premises cannot both be true.\n\n    * Into what shape of hole would a round square fit?\n    * If an object is all black and all white at the same time, what color is it?\n    * If an object is both stationary and traveling at an infinite rate of speed, how long will it take to meet itself?\n    * If God can do anything, can he make a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it?\n    * If God is all powerful, can he put himself out of existence and come back with twice the power he had before?
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contradictions r not possible.
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This is why I am agnostic.  There were just too many unanswered questions for me.  And there was a lot of hypocracy, especially in my congregation.  What's the point of *saying* you believe something when you actually don't?
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It's not contradictory. It refers to the net effect of a choice.  You create a contradiction if you reject the statement; it would imply that it is right to cause a terrible result by omitting to act in a way that has minor bad consequences.  How can observance of small virtue justify allowing a great evil?
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For fear of being wrong...
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Vurtial doesnt not mean close ot real. It means in a fake state. reality is real. So a fake reality.
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People who start, believe in or foster conspiracy theories are dopes!\n\nWhy not use your brainpower to follow an original and constructive line of thought?
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Unsound arguments can be based on incorrect assumptions or on "facts" that prove to be incorrect.  An invalid argument is one that is internally flawed.  An argument can be either or both.  It is possible to build a valid argument that is utterly incorrect or to build an unsound argument that is internally valid.  Goal is for it to be both sound and valid.
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it's not based on truth
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Because it's reliable. If you base choices, definitions or beliefs on a lie then once the truth is discovered (no matter how long it takes) your choice, definition or belief will come crumbling down since these were not founded on the reliable 'truth'.