REMEMBER THIS...FLASHBACK TO JANUARY 2016.

THIS IS A REPRINT OF AN ARTICLE I PUBLISHED ON 1/14/2016. IT REFERS TO THEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAS STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. REFLECT ON THIS, AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.

*FROM: FEATURE ARTICLES.

TITLE:  THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:

HERE WE GO AGAIN. PT 2.

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THE PRESIDENTS 1/12/2016 SOTUS MADE SEVERAL IMPORTANT POINTS, WHICH MUST BE EXAMINED SEPARATELY TO BE APPRECIATED. THEIR POSSIBLE IMPACT MUST ALSO BE UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF: 

-  THAT PART OF THE ELECTORATE WHICH IS ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH HIS BELIEFS AND GOALS,AND CONSIDERS THIS SPEECH A GUIDE TO BRIDGING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL POLITICAL PARTIES, IN FINDING COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, AND A DESIRE TO COME TOGETHER TO WORK FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

-  THOSE WHO ARE OPEN AND WILLING TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND, AND POSSIBLY TAKE THE ADVICE THAT IS OFFERED.  IN OTHER WORDS, LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PICTURE, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY INITIALLY OPPOSE THE PRESIDENTS POSITION ON CERTAIN POLICIES AND ISSUES, TO FIND COMMON GROUND.

-  THE SMALL, BUT HIGHLY VOCAL ATTENTION JUNKIES, WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY INTENTION OF BEING OPEN MINDED, FAIR, OR ACTUALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HIS MESSAGE.

THIS IS BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN, AND STILL IS, IN THE U.S., INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN :

-  RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

-  A MULTI - CULTURAL SOCIETY.

-  REALISTIC, OBJECTIVE, AND WELL 

   CONSIDERED SOLUTIONS TO QUESTIONS 

   ABOUT RIGHTS, EITHER HUMAN OR CIVIL.

-  A COHERENT AND FAIR IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

   THAT IS REFLECTED IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY.

-  GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO AID ALL AMERICANS,

   IN OVERCOMING POVERTY, AND ACQUIRING AFFORDABLE

   MEDICAL INSURANCE. ( UNLESS IT WILL HELP THEM PERSONALLY.)

IF YOU DO NOT NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE SO, I SUGGEST

YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH INTO DONALD TRUMPS CAMPAIGN

SPEECHES AND COMMENTS, WHERE HE HAS HELD A STEADY

LEAD THROUGH MOST OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND....

LOGIC. WHAT ARE DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS? PART 3.

ARGUMENT #1.                                                 ARGUMENT #2.

PREMISE 1.                                                      PREMISE 1.

ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HUMAN            ALL CHRISTIANS ARE 

EVOLUTION IS AN ATHEIST.                          ANTI-SCIENCE.    

PREMISE 2.                                                       PREMISE 2.      

ALL ATHEISTS DO NOT BELIEVE                   IF YOU ARE ANTI- SCIENCE 

IN GOD.                                                              YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE 

                                                                           SCIENTIFIC METHOD.             

                                                  

CONCLUSION.                                                   CONCLUSION. 

THEREFORE, IF YOU BELIEVE IN                  THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE A

HUMAN EVOLUTION, YOU DO NOT                CHRISTIAN, YOU DO NOT

BELIEVE IN GOD.                                             FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC

                                                                           METHOD.

                                     (REPRINTED FROM PART 2.)

In the First Argument, We have an Assertion in Premise #1 that if you believe in HUMAN EVOLUTION YOU ARE AN ATHEIST.

However, there are many examples of Devout Individuals being members of Different CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, AND MOSLEM DENOMINATIONS AND SECTS WHO ACCEPT HUMAN EVOLUTION AS FACT, AND SOME CAN BE FOUND TEACHING THE SUBJECT IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.  

This Premise is easily shown to be Untrue, so while Example #1 may be a VALID DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT, THE POINT OF VIEW OR OPINION WHICH IS ARGUED is FALSE AND UNPROVEN.

Yes, the Second Premise, "ALL ATHEISTS DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD," CAN BE CONSIDERED TRUE AND ACCURATE, HOWEVER...

... ALL THE PREMISES MUST BE TRUE FOR THE CONCLUSION TO BE CONSIDERED CORRECT AND VERIFIED. PREMISE #1 DOES NOT PASS THIS CRITERIA.  SO THE CONCLUSION:

"THEREFORE, IF YOU BELIEVE IN HUMAN EVOLUTION, YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD."

CANNOT BE MAINTAINED AS PROVEN, GIVEN THIS PARTICULAR ARGUMENT.

SEE PART 4 FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND ARGUMENT.

LOGIC. THE FALLACY OF THE EXCLUDED MIDDLE, OR THE "ALL OR NOTHING" MINDSET. PT 3.

As you can see, The FALLACY OF THE EXCLUDED MIDDLE, can be used to Drive an Unwary Target into a corner.  To those Familiar with it, it is apparent and easily Refuted.  

HOW?

In this example, Person #2 is USING THE LACKOF EVIDENCE FOR ALIEN VISITATION, AS EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A COVER UP. 

This is a common Tactic for those who cannot back up their Conclusions with Real and Tangible Evidence.  To explain this, an Assertion is made that one of the POWERS THAT BE, Hides or Destroys anything that might support a Conclusion that they don't want to be Discovered. 

(In this case, "Powers that Be" is Government. However, in other Cases, it might mean Institutions such as ACADEMIA, RELIGION, POLICE., ETC.)

However, THE ASSERTION OF FACTUAL DATA ACTUALLY EXISTING IS MEANINGLESS, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO SUPPORT SUCH A STATEMENT.  When this is pointed out, those claiming Cover- Up, sometimes turn to an EMOTIONAL PLEA FOR ACCEPTANCE.  Prominent among these, is the "US VERSUS THEM" CATEGORY.

THE "YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD" Argument best exemplifies this Invalid Line of Reasoning.  

Here is a FORM it might take, using the Alien Visitation example;

GOVERNMENT IS A CORRUPT INSTITUTION.

CORRUPT INSTITUTIONS LIE AND DECEIVE.

THEREFORE, GOVERNMENT IS LYING AND 

DECEIVING US ABOUT ALIEN VISITATION.

Whether or not Government is Corrupt, is a separate issue from there being evidence of Alien Visitation that is being Destroyed or Withheld.  One is not Dependent on the other.

See PT 4.

WORTHWHILE OR WORTHLESS- A CONSUMER GUIDE TO AVOIDING SCAMS AND SCOUNDRELS. MORE HEALTH SCAMS- WATCH OUT FOR THE SIGNS OF BAD SCIENCE, AND FRAUD. PT 2.

You also must be careful when you come across a person with the Title "DOCTOR" before their name.

Anyone listing Themselves as a Doctor in the Fields of:

-  CHIROPRACTIC.

-  NATUROPATHY.

-  HOMEOPATHY.

Are not Legitimate Medical Professionals, in Terms of Proper Clinical and Training in Evidence Based Medicine.

Nothing that They may say about a Possible Diagnosis for any Symptoms that you have, can be Trusted, if it is done by Relying on the "TRAINING AND EDUCATION" RECEIVED IN THESE FIELDS.  Subject Matter that is part of a Legitimate Medical Degree is Based upon a Proper Understanding of the PHYSICAL SCIENCES, WHICH INCLUDE:

-  BIOLOGY.

-  CHEMISTRY.

-  ANATOMY.

-  PHYSIOLOGY.

These Disciplines, and Understanding Their Principles and Mechanisms on how They Affect the Human Body, are Based Upon Research Methodology that is Structured and Designed to Find Answers and Conclusions that can be Replicated in the Laboratory by anyone following Proper Procedures and Protocols.

IDENTICAL CONDITIONS AND FACTORS, SHOULD RESULT IN IDENTICAL CONCLUSIONS.  THAT IS WHAT PROPER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS ARE SET UP TO ACHIEVE.  THAT IS EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE AT ITS CORE.

However, CHIROPRACTIC, NATUROPATHIC, AND HOMEOPATHIC  MEDICINE DO NOT FOLLOW THE REASON BASED STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE PART OF LEGITIMATE SCIENCE BASED MEDICINE.  Any Substances that are Characterized as being part of any one of these Fields, as a Remedy or Preventive Medicine, has never been put through the Rigorous Conditions and Testing, WHERE THE RESULTS CAN BE CONSIDERED EMPIRICALLY VERIFIABLE.

INSTEAD, WHEN REFERRING TO THESE "ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES", YOU MAY HEAR SOME OF THE FOLLOWING:

-  INNATE INTELLIGENCE.

-  SPECIAL PLEADING.

-  FAITH HEALING.

-  WELLNESS.

... among others.

LOOK FOR PART 3.