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    Archive for October, 2011

    No Firm Foundation in Post Modernism


    2011 - 10.29

    No Firm Foundation in Post Modernism

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    Much current political thinking keys directly to the philosophy of post-modernism. John spends his boralogue examining this constantly changing, pitching deck of self-contradicting ideas upon which post-modernist ideas rest, demonstrating why they wind up being morally bankrupt.

    Then we’ll extend this examination to the realm of hate speech, and dissect the stages of hate speech used to “get” groups that are politically incorrect.

    Matt Philbin (www.mrc.org) from the Culture and Media Center joins the show to provide an example of the growing intolerance of Christian ideas in the United States, revolving around Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

    The Middle East Arab spring continues deteriorating into a Christian winter as Muslim radicals persecute Christians. President Obama announced U.S. forces will be withdrawn from Iraq, but even though we supposedly brought “democracy” to that country, Juliana Taimoorazy from the Iraqi Christian Relief Council (www.iraqichristianrelief.org) says the tolerance for Christians in Iraq is deteriorating.

    During the last part of the program, John spends time summing up the this week’s “exciting” events in Europe as the continent’s leaders dodged a bullet and avoided being sucked into an economic black hole…for now. We’ll also hear clips from the Financial Sense Newshour (www.financialsense.com) and Jim Puplava’s explanation of the Federal Reserve’s next move in inflating the currency.

     

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    Fallacy of the Week – Fallacy of Division


    2011 - 10.27

    Fallacy of Division _ the supposition that what is true of the whole must also be true of the parts. A reverse of Fallacy of Composition.

    Example:

    One of the wealthiest communities in America is Beverly Hills, California. Bob lives there so he must be rich.

    The fallacy of division happens when someone makes the argument that what is true of a whole must be true of its constituent parts, without evidence to support the premise. This is often used to marginalize a person’s viewpoint by associating them with a group’s traits.

    The fallacy of division could be associated with a hasty generalization or red herring to distract from the point of an argument. In our example, the fictional Bob could be from out of town, homeless or maybe bankrupt.

    Watch out for this fallacy and ask for specifics. As always, fallacies tend to run in the dark and away from the facts.

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    Nothing Has Changed


    2011 - 10.22

    Nothing Has Changed

    All of the political and media hoo-hah in Europe and the United States disguises the fact nothing has changed in correcting our deteriorating economic condition. Europe is no closer to bailing out a Greek default and the United States is determined to plow into economic shipwreck while as we bicker over taxes for the rich. The path to ruin lies just ahead.

    Today’s show provides an extended historical boralogue starting in 1933 and examining all the legislation that brought us to the economic mess in which we find ourselves, as well as a listing of the guilty parties involved.

    The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) from 1992 is being implemented with a vengeance in the United States and having serious negative impacts on the economy and property ownership. Next year the U.N. is planning UNCED+20. Laura Rambeau Lee (www.right-reason.com) joins us to see what effects implementation of this conference is having on life in the U.S.

    Finally, Christian parents seem to be in the habit of setting their children in front of philosophical firing squads and leaving them unprepared for the philosophical onslaught that will strike them in education. Dr. Stephen Meyer, Ph.D., from the Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org) along with Focus on the Family (www.trueu.org) have produced a new DVD series designed to instruct teens on the worldview conflicts they will encounter in college.


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    Fallacy of the Week – Fallacy of Composition


    2011 - 10.20

    Fallacy of Composition _ the position that what is true of the parts must also be true of the whole, or what is true of the individual members of a group is also true of the group itself.

    Examples:

    Matter is made up of invisible particles. Everything is made of matter, therefore everything is invisible.

    Both oxygen and hydrogen are flammable. Water is made up of both these flammable elements; therefore water will burn.

    If I save money and stop spending, I’ll eventually become wealthy. Everyone can become wealthy by doing the same.

    It’s fallacious to assume that what is true of the parts is the same as the whole itself. The properties or functions of the individual parts may not be indicative of the nature of the whole.

    However there are exceptions to the rule. Some properties are such that if every part of a whole has the property, then the whole will display those properties.

    Example of an exception:

    If every piece of the puzzle is plastic, then the puzzle is made of plastic.

    Understanding the properties, functionality and relationship of the individual parts to the whole is the key to spotting this fallacy.

     

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    The Middle East Christian Winter


    2011 - 10.15

    The Middle East Christian Winter

    Christianity is under siege throughout the Islamic world as the media’s much-touted Arab Spring brings overt persecution of Christians along with increased hostility towards Israel.

    John’s boralogue outlines the current situation for Christians in the Middle East. Then Dexter van Zile from CAMERA (www.camera.org) details the willingness of many Christian organizations to attack Israel, while at the same time remaining silent about the growing desperation of Christians in the region.

    In hour two, John’s mini-boralogue focuses on the coming civil war in the United States, where states will be pitted against each other on the economic battlefield.

    Finally the world food shortage is under way and it affects third world countries first and worst. Anne Goddard is president of Child Fund International (www.childfund.org) and she has just returned from the horn of Africa, where a serious famine is underway.


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    Fallacy of the Week – “Fallacy” Fallacy


    2011 - 10.13

    “Fallacy” Fallacy _ the argument that a statement is false simply because an argument for that position can be proven fallacious. (Argumentum ad Logicam)

    Example:

    “His economic theory seemed really promising, but the various studies supporting its validity turned out to have too many flaws, so the theory isn’t valid.”

    This reasoning is fallacious because there may be another proof or argument that successfully supports the proposition. Since fallacious arguments can arrive at true conclusions, the validity of the conclusion doesn’t always render the initial premise true.

    This fallacy is often combined with a “Straw Man” fallacy to counter an argument where burden of proof is not easily obtained. More information or better perspective will bring resolution to this kind of fallacy.

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    The Breakup Between Conservatism and Evangelicals


    2011 - 10.08

    The Breakup Between Conservatism and Evangelicals

    Different beginning to the show today. We’ll spend the first three segments of the show in a “clipathon,” airing various audio clips in order to paint the contrast between our real economic condition and what some are saying in the media.

    Then we’ll open a new ongoing thread to track points where Christianity and government worldviews are colliding in the public marketplace. Robert Muse from the Thomas More Law Center (www.thomasmore.org) joins us.

    Finally, it seems the temporary marriage between conservatism and evangelicalism may be breaking up. Dr. Darryl Hart from Hillsdale College (www.oldlife.org) is author of /From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism./


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