Atheism 101 Critical Thinking Class Exercise, by request!

[trotsky]

37. Robert, Ho! Ho! Ho! Yes, let us do that!

Here is my exercise - it may look somewhat familiar to you but I assure you it is quite unique!

MAJOR PREMISE:

> IF (A) man was able to originate the
> idea/concept of unicorns through the power
> of imagination, as opposed to reason
> and/or revelation,
>
> THEN (B) man did originate the
> idea/concept of unicorns through the power
> of imagination.

MINOR PREMISE:

> (A) Man was able to originate the
> idea/concept of unicorns through the power
> of imagination, as opposed to reason
> and/or revelation.

CONCLUSION:

> (B) Man did originate the idea/concept
> of unicorns through the power of imagination.

Step #1:

Do you believe the argument is so constructed that
if its premises are true its conclusion will follow
as true therefrom (i.e., that it is logically valid)?



Step #2:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies the truth of the
conclusion and that unicorn nonbelievers implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the conclusion to be true?



Step #3:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies the truth of the
minor premise and that unicorn nonbelievers implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the minor premise to be true?



Step #4:

Do you believe that you can take the minor premise
and conclusion of a logically valid modus ponens
argument and construct the major premise therefrom?



Step #5:

Do you believe that the major premise of the above
argument is properly inferred and properly constructed
from the minor premise and conclusion of the argument?



Step #6:

Do you believe that nonbelief in unicorns implies that the major
premise is true and that unicorn nonbelievers implicitly and/or
explicitly believe the major premise to be true?

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I eagerly await your answers - if you need any assistence in determining any of the words above, please just ask or consult a dictionary! Ho! Ho! Ho!