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I think the problem that premise 2 is false, we can go to the moon (in the very near future). To the extent we can’t at this moment—it’s an ambiguity fallacy in P2 (explained below). P3 is absolutely true. We have state of the art technology to get to the moon—in fact, it’s more than “state of the art” in that it includes breakthrough technologies never used before. https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram The problem with Jason’s argument is P2–we “can’t” go to the moon. As discussed above, we can and likely will soon so the premise is false.
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answered on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 10:42:10 AM by Ed F | |
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P3 can be questioned - NASA's workforce and funding are far more limited than they were back in 1969. This means it has fewer resources to work with. Furthermore, there is always the possibility that the rockets will fail - during the days of the Space Race, governments were more willing to take those risks...but nowadays, not so much. Thus we can challenge P4 too - it's more complicated than just "time passes, tech gets better, therefore we should go to the Moon again." As a result, the conclusion C (what you call P5) doesn't follow from the premises supplied. (I think in terms of fallacies this falls under causal reductionism - assuming that only one factor, technology, is important in sending people to the moon. It also contains two jarringly false premises.) |
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answered on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 09:20:07 AM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | ||||
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