tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post2884942273018147651..comments2024-03-04T05:55:35.225-05:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Atheism: A faith in need of enlightenment Martin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23751530248546244412013-04-18T21:43:28.691-04:002013-04-18T21:43:28.691-04:00One Brow,
Okay, understood.
I haven’t read any ...One Brow,<br /><br />Okay, understood.<br /> <br />I haven’t read any of Coyne’s writing beyond the article Martin linked to in his post. I may take a look at his book though.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Daniel<br /><br />Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23819631378918169962013-04-17T17:39:38.278-04:002013-04-17T17:39:38.278-04:00Daniel,
I don't read enough of Coyne to say I...Daniel,<br /><br />I don't read enough of Coyne to say I know his views well, but from the little I have read of him, I don't think he would consider men like Alvin Plantinga to be stupid/illiterate/etc. My objection was to Martin Cothran's portrayal of Coyne position as one of equating lack of belief in evolution with a lack of intelligence, and responding to Coyne on that basis.<brOne Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-48108181624085377262013-04-16T17:19:47.304-04:002013-04-16T17:19:47.304-04:00One Brow,
If you don't understand the differe...One Brow,<br /><br /><i>If you don't understand the difference between (a) saying a measurement is far too low and (b) expressing bewilderment at that measurement</i><br /><br />(I added the letters for my own clarity, as I had originally thought something was missing from the sentence.)<br /><br />I think your understanding is that Coyne is saying (a) rather than (b)? If so, I agree.<br /><Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-44678506138910598242013-04-15T15:09:57.091-04:002013-04-15T15:09:57.091-04:00Daniel,
If you don't understand the differenc...Daniel,<br /><br />If you don't understand the difference between saying a measurement is far too low and expressing bewilderment at that measurement, and/or if you think it's acceptable to completely make up what Coyne believes regarding the limits of what intelligent people accept, then I don't think any further discussion will be fruitful.<br /><br />I agree that Coyne likely One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-89543993004767142842013-04-14T21:23:17.671-04:002013-04-14T21:23:17.671-04:00> Coyne seems to imply that unless one agrees e...> Coyne seems to imply that unless one agrees entirely with his naturalistic conception of evolution--- i. e. unless one is a deist or an atheist---one is a fool. <br /><br />I think that's what the Darwinists call "settled science."Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-91253284797309487072013-04-14T21:19:16.738-04:002013-04-14T21:19:16.738-04:00One IBrow,
“Fewer than one in six Americans accep...One IBrow,<br /><br />“Fewer than one in six Americans accept evolution as scientists do: a materialistic, unguided process with no supernatural intervention. The unguided evolution stats are up a bit over the past 30 years—nearly 50%—<b>but it’s still a fraction of what it should be in an enlightened country.</b> [emphasis mine].”<br /><br />Wherein lies the hatchet-job? <br /><br />Coyne seems Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-74706874461667627692013-04-11T15:26:02.519-04:002013-04-11T15:26:02.519-04:00What's the world coming to when nobody trusts ...What's the world coming to when nobody trusts the most reliable propaganda?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-12787202308254806692013-04-11T11:45:52.180-04:002013-04-11T11:45:52.180-04:00"How can this be in an enlightened country? h..."How can this be in an enlightened country? he asks"<br /><br />Coyne doesn't ask a single question in this blog post. He doesn't comment on intelligence, either. Nor does he comment on how this country can't be enlightened.<br /><br />This was a grade-A hatchet job by you.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.com