Several prominent leftists are beginning to question the mainstream media and the Democrat narrative about the pandemic and the vaccine.
Suppose someone says, “Christianity is not true because it gave rise to the Inquisition. In the Inquisition, people who professed to be Christians did horrible things. They tortured people and killed people. And so, Christianity cannot be true.”
The logical fallacy being committed here is called the ad hominem fallacy, arguing against the man rather than against what he believes. If a Marxist were to say—and I don’t know why he would, but let’s just say it for the sake of the argument—that socialized medicine isn’t going to work in America but will make it more difficult for people to get competent medical attention, it would be irrational for me to say, “Don’t believe what he said. He’s a Marxist and we know how bad Marxists are.” If I were to say that, I would be arguing against the man, not against his argument.
Likewise, when an unbeliever says, “I could never be a Christian because what Christians did in the Inquisition was terrible,” I would say, “I wasn’t around when the Inquisition was taking place!” He might respond by pointing out that people who said they were Christians did those things. But I want to know whether what they believed is true. The fact that you don’t like people who profess to be Christians has nothing to do with whether what they said they believed is true or not. There are many other versions of an ad hominem argument, but this is one example.
The Impossibility of the Contrary
If religious skeptics have forsaken biblical presuppositions, why is it they can think rationally, apply the scientific method, and require some semblance of morality? The answer is simple. Unbelievers are philosophically schizophrenic. They don’t often live consistently with the governing principles of their materialistic worldview. For example, “The success of modern science has been due to its ‘borrowed capital,’ because modern science is like the prodigal son. He left his father’s house and is rich, but the substance he expends is his father’s wealth."
Buy NowSeveral prominent leftists are beginning to question the mainstream media and the Democrat narrative about the pandemic and the vaccine. Two in particular—RFK Jr. and Naomi Wolf—have been vocal dissidents of the effectiveness of the vaccine and the rush to production, especially since the release of the Pfizer documents. The response from their own political party has been to shout down, cancel, and name-call. Pay attention to such as these.