Common Logic Fallacy

There's a letter in today's Tribune which I thought covered the topic of logic very well. . . . . . someone in a previous letter chose "to argue the premise that belief and evidence are contradictory. He concludes that, if evidence is presented, belief cannot exist. He has concluded his argument by restating the premise, a common fallacy of logic. The problem is that, if the premise is false, so is the conclusion.

One can have faith that an untried chair will hold if one should decide to sit. That faith maybe unproven prior to sitting, but the faith can be based on a lifetime of evidence. One may recognize the structure as skillfully constructed. One may accept as evidence the hospitality with which the chair is offered. Documents can guarantee there are no defects. But despite the evidence, until one actually sits in the chair, its only by faith that one assumes the chair will not fail.

So, one can have faith, and entertain logical evidence that supports that faith.

And then there will always be those who, like a child, will confidently sit by faith alone.