God is love, therefore, love is God

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Why don't you tell us what you think it could be. Do you have a list of fallacies and their descriptions handy?

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Originally Posted by martica13

God is love, therefore, love is God

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Consider this example.

Nothing is better than butter, therefore butter is better than nothing.

You will probably notice that I have tried to define 'nothing' in one way and then tried to define it again in terms of something else.

The first definition of butter is clear. It is best by far. But the second definition is virtually the opposite in meaning.



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Tut

In math A=B B=C so C=A is a true statement.

Not so in defining terms and ideas.

Think variables.

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Originally Posted by martinizing2

In math A=B B=C so C=A is a true statement.

Not so in defining terms and ideas.

Think variables.

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Yes, in mathematics this idea can be expressed as an equivalence relation.

As far as, "God is love, therefore love is God" is concerned I would say it commits the fallacy of equivocation. That is, the world 'love' is used in an ambiguous way, i.e two different meanings.

G. E. Moore's 'Naturalistic Fallacy' may be of interest in this area.



Tut

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Originally Posted by TUT317

Yes, in mathematics this idea can be expressed as an equivalence relation.

As far as, "God is love, therefore love is God" is concerned I would say it commits the fallacy of equivocation. That is, the world 'love' is used in an ambiguous way, i.e two different meanings.

G. E. Moore's 'Naturalistic Fallacy' may be of interest in this area.



Tut

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Drawing ethical conclusions from natural facts... fits well

And assuming that to be "good" something must contain certain qualities or combinations of qualities makes it indefinable therefor a fallacy.