• lennybird@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Yeah kind of agree. Argument from authority isn’t even a fallacy, really; we do this shit every single time we go to a doctor’s office or hospital. Ad Verecundiam really has more to do with blindly trusted singular experts (without looking at consensus) or false experts.

    We also utilize expert consensus in something called science and peer-reviewed journals.

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      10 months ago

      Argument from authority is a fallacy. You are confusing what we do vs what we know.

      We follow experts on things we do not have time to research ourselves as a practical means to live life. We don’t blindly accept something is true because an expert said it. I work with chemists all the time who knows more than me about their field. I follow them that doesn’t mean that literally every single thing they say I trust as wholly true.

      We also utilize expert consensus in something called science and peer-reviewed journals.

      Already explained this to you.

      Now, the majority of experts on the Bible believe the resurrection is a true historical event. Do you believe this yes or no? If yes then why are you in an atheist area if no why don’t you blindly have faith in authority?