tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post7650339587585785474..comments2024-03-23T07:33:30.972+00:00Comments on Quodlibeta: Some Reflections on Comment is FreeJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594220073836613367noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-35133726275939721972009-06-22T21:25:17.769+01:002009-06-22T21:25:17.769+01:00So how do we effectively communicate the nature of...So how do we effectively communicate the nature of faith? (or what it should be like, at any rate?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-36895186030020321742009-06-22T15:44:04.942+01:002009-06-22T15:44:04.942+01:00I think the reason we see more of the "scienc...I think the reason we see more of the "science=reason and faith=superstition therefore incompatible" argument instead of the historical examples is because not many people want to challenge historical arguments based on evidence, like James's. So they ignore them and basically say "well...we're still right and you're still delusional, and that's whats really important"Noonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-74125294127184069542009-06-22T10:43:33.850+01:002009-06-22T10:43:33.850+01:00Interestingly there wasn't really the prolifer...Interestingly there wasn't really the proliferation of historical myths that you would have expected. The ones that did come up were the Galileo affair, the alleged prohibitions against vaccination and anaesthesia in childbirth and the medieval church banning dissection. I think Copernicus was also mentioned vaguely and associated with some alleged persecution. People were far more concerned with saying what Jamie mentioned above.Humphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936974517695558399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-61081131990534975062009-06-22T09:50:47.306+01:002009-06-22T09:50:47.306+01:00Mostly it was "faith is stupid, science is pu...Mostly it was "faith is stupid, science is pure reason, so you're all stupid". Or words to that effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-52506075587148095182009-06-21T22:27:29.576+01:002009-06-21T22:27:29.576+01:00I can't seem to view all of the comments. Can ...I can't seem to view all of the comments. Can somebody give me a short summary of how the general thrust of the interactions in the comments section went.Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627407461606438846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-817368105003895142009-06-21T17:47:54.362+01:002009-06-21T17:47:54.362+01:00I think I lost some IQ points just reading some of...I think I lost some IQ points just reading some of those comments. Especially the ones from that overgrown frat-boy Meyers and his little gruppies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-8821503624171938852009-06-20T10:29:58.788+01:002009-06-20T10:29:58.788+01:00Boy oh boy.
If they were angry before, wait till ...Boy oh boy.<br /><br />If they were angry before, wait till they read your book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com