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I dont see these here as often as I did around the time I first joined, but I still find them at other sites sometimes. For people who dont know what a PRATT list is, its basically a list of previously refuted arguments whose only strength is in how many of them there are. Its usually copied and pasted from another site by someone who doesnt understand most of them. The best example of this I can remember is one Durang0 was using around the time I joined, which can be found about halfway down the page at http://www.christianforums.com/t94405-a-challenge-to-durang0.html&page=2 . To my knowledge, only creationists use this method.
So, heres the question: do creationists who use this method hope theyll be able to make bad arguments more convincing by listing dozens of them? Or is there another point to this that Im not thinking of?
I havent yet seen a PRATT list convince anyone of anything, and usually the only thing they accomplish is to annoy people. Its hard for me to imagine anyone winning support for creationism with the tactic of trying to make up for the flaws in their arguments by being annoying.
Any ideas?
So, heres the question: do creationists who use this method hope theyll be able to make bad arguments more convincing by listing dozens of them? Or is there another point to this that Im not thinking of?
I havent yet seen a PRATT list convince anyone of anything, and usually the only thing they accomplish is to annoy people. Its hard for me to imagine anyone winning support for creationism with the tactic of trying to make up for the flaws in their arguments by being annoying.
Any ideas?