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JLam
17th February 2007, 06:59 PM
Elegant is the word I'd use to describe these:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/flowcharts_for_science_and_fai.php#more

T'ai Chi
17th February 2007, 08:09 PM
Elegant is the word I'd use to describe these:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/flowcharts_for_science_and_fai.php#more

'Strawman' is probably more apt.

quixotecoyote
17th February 2007, 08:14 PM
Are you sure it isn't "interesting"?

Jackalgirl
17th February 2007, 08:17 PM
Elegant is the word I'd use to describe these:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/flowcharts_for_science_and_fai.php#more

I like. Though I think there's a lot of room for change in philosophical (faith) ideas, so perhaps the flow-chart is a bit simplistic and sarcastic, I do very much like the science flow-chart, which so neatly shows what I often spend so much time ponderously trying to explain in words. : )

fuelair
17th February 2007, 09:44 PM
Like, totally cool man!!

AZAtheist
17th February 2007, 10:23 PM
The science flowchart tells a story but I'd have to agree with T'ai Chi here. The Faith version is a little bit of a strawman. Flow charting only works when there is logic involved. It would be impossible to present faith in a logical flow chart.

TheGline
17th February 2007, 10:33 PM
If nothing else the two are a great laugh. :D I kept imagining the little cross/moon/star things dancing around the red box in a .GIF-animation type of way.

Grimoire
17th February 2007, 11:15 PM
'Strawman' is probably more apt.
Please explain why you think it is a strawman. It appears to be quite accurate.

Kopji
18th February 2007, 12:04 AM
I'd have to agree with Tai Chi on this one. The faith diagram is much too simple. It would probably look more like this:
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/106145d7f9a56e2f5.jpg
Since that's more complex, the argument is not supported that people choose faith because of the simplicity.