Fallacy Quotes

“Scientists rightly resist invoking the supernatural in scientific explanations for fear of committing a god-of-the-gaps fallacy (the fallacy of using God as a stop-gap for ignorance). Yet without some restriction on the use of chance, scientists are in danger of committing a logically equivalent fallacy-one we may call the “chance-of-the-gaps fallacy.” Chance, like God, can become a stop-gap for ignorance.”

“If proof were the standard of truth, fallacies would constitute the ultimate reality.”

“In learning and argumentation, the quality brain is similar to a facility of maximum security. What passes the logic test, free of fallacy and pretense, then must pass the test of biblical accuracy in order to proceed as an adopted, reliable truth.”

“We are most often inspired and motivated by fallacy rather than logic.”

“The fallacy in Peter's mind was this: he believed his relationship was dependent on his consistency in producing the qualities he thought had earned him the Lord's approval.”

“You strive hard to become a better version of your previous self. Never make the fallacy of thinking that you know everything.”

“The cultural problem was 'the fallacy of insignificance', and it was a philosophical form of this fallacy that had somehow landed existentialism in a cul de sac.”

“It hurts so badly when you grow up and understand that everything you believed in and devoted yourself were just fallacy and stupidity.”

“It is only a mere fallacy to say you are quitting when your heartbeat is in tune with the beat. A real change is a real change!”

“Another source of fallacy is the vicious circle of illusions which consists on the one hand of believing what we see, and on the other in seeing what we believe.”