I was happy to see Steve Hays provide some explanation at Triablogue for how I got labeled an “ethical subjectivist”. Unfortunately by offering an explanation he ended up typing himself into a deeper hole. Let’s look at his comments and then consider how deep the hole is: i) For the record, I think I’m the one, not Patrick […]
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Flushing pseudo-objectivity out of the bushes
Ever hunted for pheasants? I haven’t. I’m not much for killing animals. But ideas? You bet. That brings me back to The Atheist Missionary’s criterion for discerning which experts to listen to. As I noted last time around he claimed: “The best experts are those with no vested interest in the outcome (or preconceived notion […]
The most outrageous thing I’ve heard all day
Atheist Missionary: “The best experts are those with no vested interest in the outcome (or preconceived notion of the outcome) and just go where the evidence leads them.” Really? Raul Hilberg was a Jewish historian. His magnum opus is the three volume, 1200 page work The Destruction of the European Jews. His family was evicted by gun […]
