Friday, June 3, 2016

Non Sequitur


     Wiley Miller's cartoon is named Non Sequitur which means "not to follow" in Latin.  In other words, an idea that does not logically follow from the previous idea. This often creates a comic effect.
      "The Inherent Difficulty of Science" depicts leaders of  three major religions holding their sacred scriptures and a scientist formulating his idea.  We may infer that basic religious beliefs make it difficult to accept certain scientific facts or that scientific beliefs make it difficult to accept certain religious claims.  Religion professes that God created science, while science professes that man discovers facts. The fallacy is that some people have no difficulty being both religious and scientific.  Other people can become absorbed into one way of thinking and discount the other.
     Some people may believe this cartoon is biased and trying to imply that religion blocks people from accepting scientific facts.  Some may be insulted; some may just get a chuckle.
         

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