Fallacy Of Parallelism & Quotes

Fallacy Of Parallelism & Quotes By Dr. Sohail Ansari

Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).

He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. 

Fallacy of Parallelism

Statement:

·       ‘If quarks are the smallest subatomic particles in the universe, then gluons are needed to hold quarks together. Since gluons are needed are to hold quarks together, it follows that quarks are the smallest subatomic particles in the universe.’

Fallaciously parallel examples:

1       If he is a human, then he needs guidance as he grows (as instinct does not guide him). Since he needs guidance, it follows that he is a human.

2       If he is the riches man in the universe, then he needs security to protect him. Since he needs security, it follows that he is the richest man in the universe.

3       If he is stupid, then he needs tutor to teach him. Since he needs tutor to teach him, it follows that he is stupid.  

Quotable Quotes from ‘G’

Gauge for true religion

·        Answers are the response to questions but true religion has answers before questions.

Good and bad

·        Doing bad work in a good way or good work in a bad way makes you either good at bad or bad at good.

·        Most difficult doing of good is from a man relies for his legitimacy on bad and of bad from a man on good.

God

·        Statement of atheist that ‘If God enables me to defy gravity, I will not deny Him but as He fails to do so, my denial of Him is logical’ is just like saying to doctor that if he enables you to defy death, you will acknowledge him a doctor.

·        If God says that anyone can ask Him one question, every atheist will come up with one question.  

Government

·        If official denial meets with public denials, Government exists only officially.

·        Revolving-door governments in affirming that failure at the bar of public opinion is failure to govern creates the illusion of instability and dictatorship in affirming that  indifference to general consensus makes no difference creates the illusion of stability.

Gift

·        Gift can not cultivate people if relationships do not go deeper than gift that binds them.