Escape to the Future

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 External Links 5 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Argument to the Future
• Permanent Promise

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you claim that your worldview will soon prevail because the evidence is in the making - your victory is just round the corner. Pseudosciences do this all the time.

Category

• Wishful Thinking

External Links

• Debating Jehovah's Witnesses (defunct)
• Anti-Mormon Illogic [1]
• The Autonomist [2]

Examples in creationist arguments

• Evolution will soon be widely rejected