logic-chopping
The practice of engaging in excessively pedantic argument, going to the extreme and unnecessary intricacies.
"Let the Almighty step in and arrange things in a proper way. No more logic-chopping!"
used by the Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh in his essay - Why I am an Atheist, while ridiculing the theists for their ultra-philosophical answers of grief in the world and God's role in it.
used by the Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh in his essay - Why I am an Atheist, while ridiculing the theists for their ultra-philosophical answers of grief in the world and God's role in it.