Some people don’t want God to exist. When they ask you a question, they don’t want an answer. They want to convince you that God doesn’t exist. They’ve rationalized their unbelief. Every rationalization that supports false ideas like atheism, agnostism, or naturalism is based on made-up stuff.
(quote from RealReality.org/Real_Faith_and_Reason_Vol_2_-_Scientia.pdf)
There are three elements to an ad ignorantiam question fallacy:
- A persuader asks a question.
- The intent of the question is to prove (or disprove) a certain claim.
- The persuader implies that the claim is proven (or disproven) if the other person won’t or can’t answer.
Other fallacies can enter. For instance, a persuader may state the question in vague terms. The question may miss the point. Some persuaders brace themselves to reject any answer they receive. Most of the time, the persuader using an ad-ignorantiam-question fallacy isn’t looking for truth because they think they have the truth.
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