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Logical Fallacy of Mind ReadingWhenever a logical fallacy is committed, the fallacy has its roots in Agrippa's trilemma. All human thought (without Divine revelation) is based on one of three unhappy possibilities. These three possibilities are infinite regression, circular reasoning, or axiomatic thinking. This problem is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Some have claimed that only logic and math can be known without Divine revelation; however, that is not true. Without Divine revelation, neither logic nor math can be known. Science is also limited to the pragmatic because of the weakness on human reasoning, which is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Mind reading is one of the many smokescreens that are used to cover the fact that the reasoning is based on one of the three fallacies of Agrippa's trilemma. The logical fallacy of mind reading occurs when the only possible source of the claim is mind reading. This is not to say that God cannot reveal what is in the mind of a person, in which case it is not mind reading; it is revelation. There are times when past conversations, body language, and other clues can give a pretty good indication of what a person is thinking, but it isn't usually wise to assume that such perceptions are an any way related to reality. Mind reading is often a method to create a straw man fallacy. Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Mind Reading
Bill denies that He can know God, so he cannot be saying that He know this by Divine revelation. He is attempting to read Ken's mind or at least trying to create the illusion that he is able to read Ken's mind.
It is likely that a typical person who, like Sandy, is building on sand would have some answer. However, you can rest assured that Sandy will not be able to describe the steps of your scientific process by which you are able to know the inner spiritual experiences of other people. 
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