It's a logical fallacy normally referred to
as false dilemma.
This is a logical fallacy known
as a false dilemma: those aren't the only two choices.
Not exact matches
This argument presupposes a
false dilemma,
as I see it, that either one accepts the notion of a separate soul - substance enduring through time or else one must accept the thesis of process philosophy.
Now if I were
as much under the grip of the «fallacy of the
false dilemma»
as Robert C. Koons seems to think, I would indeed harp on these strains
as a sure sign that all those Christians were right all along who have been battering away at Darwinism for the past one hundred and forty «odd years.
What a
false dilemma; «take a stand,»
as if a monotheistic / scriptural person and «human» knowledge / reason are incompatible.
Liars» @Chad «so, you do realize this is yet another
false dilemma,
as you are not allowing for the existence honest people who believe in God.
therefore: your statement is in fact a
false dilemma,
as it does not allow for an intelligent / honest person to disbelieve evolution
as you have defined it (excluding any external entity)
If I did nt know better, I would start to suspect that either: a) you do nt actually know enough about the various aspects of «evolutionary theory» to be able to clarify your position or b) you arent interested in clarifying your position,
as it would eliminate your continued misuse of the
false dilemma..
As always, your attempt to create a «either you believe in the bible, or you believe in science» is a
false dilemma, one that you never seem to tire of
a) you do nt actually know enough about the various aspects of «evolutionary theory» to be able to clarify your position or b) you arent interested in clarifying your position,
as it would eliminate your continued misuse of the
false dilemma..
That's a common deceptive technique known
as the «
false dilemma.»