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Logical Fallacy of Superstitious Thinking / Magical ThinkingSuperstitious thinking 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. Whenever 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. The logical fallacy of superstitious thinking / magical thinking occurs when a belief does not follow from real evidence. Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Superstitious Thinking / Magical Thinking
This is superstitious thinking because it presupposes something called luck without proving that luck exists.
This is superstitious thinking because it presupposes something called luck without proving that luck exists.
This is superstitious thinking because it presupposes something called evolution, which is a code word for the big-bang-billions-of-years-molecules-to-man story without proving that the big-bang-billions-of-years-molecules-to-man story ever took place. Fallacy Abuse:
Sandra has a belief in not God that is based on nothing at all. Sandra made a claim that God doesn't exist, but she has offered no proof for her claim. She has implied that Roxanne and her friends are not experiencing what they are experiencing. She is using proof by repeated assertion to make her case. There are plenty of logical fallacies here, but Sandra is the one who is using them. And Sandra is guilty of superstitious thinking. 
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