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It is not a fallacy to argue that a proposition which is widely held to be true despite lack of definite knowledge is more likely to be true than a proposition which is not as widely held to be true despite lack of definite knowledge. Like betting on the popular horse.

long winded fool, Internet Infidels 9 Comments [9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM]
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#237344

Frenchie

Flashback, a worm summer evening of 1362.
\"So, you see, medieval Billy, that's why the earth is flat.\"

5/25/2007 4:04:16 PM

#237345

Pix

So if a majority agrees that reality should be a certain way, reality will magically alter itself to accommodate them? Great - I'll put \"AIDS no longer exists\" on the next ballot, then.

5/25/2007 4:10:02 PM

#237346

Brian X

Eat shit -- 50 trillion flies can't be wrong.

5/25/2007 4:11:30 PM

#237352

Jim

Yeah...The earth a) flat and b) the center of the universe.

I'm sure that's accurate...

5/25/2007 4:22:35 PM

#237357

Sideshow Bob

Nice nickname.

5/25/2007 4:34:49 PM

#237370

The Flying Spaghetti Monster

WTF??

5/25/2007 5:03:06 PM

#237414

Professor M

Not a fallacy?

Actually, it's called argumentum ad populum. Look it up.

5/25/2007 7:32:16 PM

#237433

Sophomore

Because the popular horse always wins.

5/25/2007 8:55:24 PM

#237457

Laurel

Prof. M wins. Ad pop, long winded fool!

5/25/2007 9:45:27 PM