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This kind of argumentation is circular, and commits the classic logical fallacy of trying to argue away absolute (religious) truth:

- Whenever a group of people think they have "the truth" they become biased and evil- Many religious groups (ex. Evangelical Christians) often claim to have "the truth"- Therefore these religious groups are evil- Let's form our own group, based on our declaration of knowing that all other groups that espouse "the truth" are misguided- Our group has "the truth" about "the truth"- Oh wait, that makes us evil, too!

See how ridiculous this gets?

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Robin is basically cautioning against every dinner party i have ever been to. And he's right!

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