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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 05 July 2015 07:22:34AM 3 points [-]

If you have a specific fallacy in mind, name it (or describe it).

"The evidence isn't 100% conclusive, therefore we should adopt a position of complete ignorance."

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 05 July 2015 01:15:55PM 3 points [-]

I read the post as suggesting that we adopt a position of marginally increased skepticism relative to what prevails in common discussion.

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