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		Symmetry on March 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It'll Never Work (1997) It's also a classic example of an argument that proves too much. If the earth can't move because it lacks limbs then surely the sun isn't able to move either.

delinka on March 25, 2015 | [–]

Ah, but do we know the sun isn't made of limbs and muscles? ;-)

chetanahuja on March 25, 2015 | | [–]

But we can trivially see a boulder rolling down a hill and know that limbs are not a pre-requisite for motion.

johnchristopher on March 25, 2015 | [–]

It's more obvious than that. The argument is logically wrong.

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