tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post4066668095672435118..comments2023-10-08T05:44:25.657-06:00Comments on Dakota Voice: Berlinski Answers the New AtheistsDakota Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386070103210525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-32359483581964198762008-08-12T10:00:00.000-06:002008-08-12T10:00:00.000-06:00I love the last line, "writers who have contribute...I love the last line, "writers who have contributed little to scientific understanding yet assert their beliefs with the certainty of religious zealots." One, I was not aware that assertions may only be made by such people (high standards) and, two, assertions with evidence hold much more weight than assertions with no evidence (and mountains of counter-evidence). Wow, this is getting old for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-35334901872140729662008-08-11T12:27:00.000-06:002008-08-11T12:27:00.000-06:00What Mr. Ellis said.Berlinski makes a nice combo w...What Mr. Ellis said.<BR/><BR/>Berlinski makes a nice combo with Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind", and not just because both require much focus, a little caffeine and a handy dictionary to get through. (Think of reading these guys as a long, satisfying hike with at least a 3,000-foot change in elevation.) In particular, where Bloom talks about how philosopy itself has been derailedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-40947821895533642072008-08-11T04:11:00.000-06:002008-08-11T04:11:00.000-06:00Sounds like an interesting book.Science used to be...Sounds like an interesting book.<BR/><BR/>Science used to be primarily concerned with examining the evidence and determining working theories about the properties of the universe. <BR/><BR/>Where it "jumped the tracks" was when it started assuming the role of philosophy and trying to answer the "big questions." In doing so, it quickly married itself to a philosophical position and lost its Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.com