Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 3, 2024 12:00:23 GMT -5
Why This Astrophysicist Left Atheism & Found Jesus
This clearly demonstrates, how the very popular atheist accusation, that only the ignorant and the undereducated believe in a creator, is totally wrong.
As for their response that the majority do not believe in a creator, well, that argument is called appeal to the majority, and is considered flawed reasoning.
Why? Simple, because the majority of opinion is very often wrong. So numerical preponderance of an opinion is totally irrelevant to the validity of any claim.
Alternative names
Other names for the fallacy include:
appeal to (common) belief
appeal to popularity
appeal to the majority
appeal to the masses
argument from consensus
authority of the many
bandwagon fallacy
common belief fallacy
democratic fallacy
mob appeal
truth by association
consensus gentium (Latin for "agreement of the people")