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To: TimF who wrote (147)	8/5/2005 11:46:00 AM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26251

Your argument is fallacious on many counts. Firstly, it assumes that the idea of a perfect being can be formed. What proof do you have that such an idea can be conceived? The fact that you say so is not proof. Once you admit that you are not perfect, then it is questionable whether you can form the idea in question. Be careful here since you don't want to fall in the trap where God gives you the idea of a perfect being. To be sure, a false premise may imply a false or true conclusion and still be a true statement. But all that proves is that anything logically follows from a false or questionable premise. So, you can babble on and say whatever you like and assume that the statement is logically valid based on a false premise. But that's mumbo jumbo or nonsense. Secondly, if a premise is true, that does necessarily entail a true conclusion if you want the statement to be viewed as true.