Bertrand Russell on a fundamental fallacy

The fundamental fallacy which is committed by almost everyone is this:

“A and B hate each other, therefore one is good and the other is bad.”

==Bertrand Russell, in a letter to Sidney Hook in 1956

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5 Responses to “Bertrand Russell on a fundamental fallacy”

Perette Barella Says:
December 3, 2014 at 12:03 am | Reply
Corollary:

If A and B disagree, and A is wrong, then B must be right.

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prayerwarriorpsychicnot Says:
December 3, 2014 at 12:41 am | Reply
Reblogged this on Citizens, not serfs.

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prayerwarriorpsychicnot Says:
December 3, 2014 at 12:42 am | Reply
P Barella – in the real world both can be wrong.

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tiffany267 Says:
December 3, 2014 at 11:05 pm | Reply
YES. this.

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tiffany267 Says:
December 3, 2014 at 11:06 pm | Reply
Reblogged this on Tiffany's Non-Blog and commented:
Reblogging for reason’s sake.

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