1. Jesus was either a lunatic, a liar, or lord
2. Jesus wasn’t a liar or a lunatic
3. Therefore, Jesus must be lord — tryhard
Anyone who claims to understand quantum theory is either lying (Liar) or crazy (Lunatic), — Richard Feynman
False trichotomy. Jesus was also either misquoted or a fictional character. :halo:Lewis's trilemma
Jesus was either Liar, Lunatic or Lord! — Agent Smith
False trichotomy. Jesus was also either misquoted or a fictional character. :halo: — 180 Proof
Just a bit? :smile: It's one of these shallow and unfounded argumentation schemes one comes upon each now and then. In (1), Jesus could be much more things than just those three and (2) is totally arbitrary and unfounded: how can one know that?1. Jesus was either a lunatic, a liar, or lord
2. Jesus wasn’t a liar or a lunatic
3. Therefore, Jesus must be lord
Something about this argument has always seemed a bit dissatisfactory to me — tryhard
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