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Comment on Polarization by oh, to touch the hem of his garment : Anti-Expertism

oh, to touch the hem of his garment : Anti-Expertism — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:49:27 +0000

[...] is hip and we find ourselves shamed into thinking he is the right man for the job (such has been my experience, at least). We should not, however, neglect how fantastic it is that a black man can be taken [...]

Comment on Foundations, Fear, and Sin – Part One by Foundations, Fear, and Sin – Part Two : Anti-Expertism

Foundations, Fear, and Sin – Part Two : Anti-Expertism — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:34:40 +0000

[...] one may be found here. [...]

Comment on Who is right? by Days of Yore : Anti-Expertism

Days of Yore : Anti-Expertism — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:33:40 +0000

[...] Who is right? A little conversation about language and epistemology: Fellow #1: It seems to me that the end of epistemology is not a justification of how we know, but rather a description of how we know. Further, this is the end of all thought: Description, testing of the description with the thing known/experienced/apprehended, refining of the description, etc. [...]

Comment on Christianity and Jungian Synchronicity by Brian Shapiro

Brian Shapiro — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:12:11 +0000

Christian theology has actually had a parallel to synchronicity, its in the idea of the Logos, something articulated by neo-Platonists. The Logos is a teleological process, meaning everything that exists in life is part of a greater logic, that unfolds over time as history unfolds. There is somewhat a different subtext in that idea and the idea of synchronicity, though.

Comment on The Meadowcroft Ambiguities by Andrew Simone

Andrew Simone — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:05:05 +0000

I’ll see what I can do. I am reasonably certain that there are no longer unsold copies in print, but I’ll ask.

Comment on The Meadowcroft Ambiguities by Laura Hewitt

Laura Hewitt — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:24:41 +0000

Golly, I would very much like a copy.

How would I go about doing so? Tell him I will buy him lunch. Or you. He could probably vouch for me; we went to school together, all too briefly. Tell him I have some of his old artwork, if that would help.

Comment on Ultimate Axioms by Christianity and Jungian Synchronicity : Anti-Expertism

Christianity and Jungian Synchronicity : Anti-Expertism — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:17:40 +0000

[...] I am arguing that our unconscious plays tricks on us, some nefarious others happy. (David notes that we should also recognize not simply that we are sinful/fallible but also that our creaturely [...]

Comment on Christianity and Jungian Synchronicity by Theoblogging : Anti-Expertism

Theoblogging : Anti-Expertism — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:55:37 +0000

[...] Christianity and Jungian Synchronicity [...]

Comment on J.D. Salinger by Andrew Simone

Andrew Simone — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:10:28 +0000

Perfection is the enemy of the good.

Comment on Anti-Expertism and Václav Havel by Mark Steen

Mark Steen — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:08:40 +0000

Yeah, I’ve never understood the idea that Bush, in being against stem-cell research, was somehow ‘anti-science.’ (note-I’m not a Bush fan, to say the least, and I believe he was anti-science w/regards to global warming), and that it was ideologically driven, not scientific. As if ‘one ought to conduct stem-cell research’ is a scientific and non-ideological proposition.
Science has nothing to say about morality. Sure, it can have a study that shows that arranging a school district in such-and-such a way would make more people happy, but it can’t establish that ‘one ought to make people happy’. Or, it can show that we use emotion in our moral decision-making, which is neither here nor there with regards to whether we should.
I asked my pro-stem-cell rsearch students whether people who are against doing scientific experiments on prisoners or people in comas are ‘anti-science’, or folk against animal research are ‘anti-science’. Certainly we would get better results that could cure more diseaeses if we experimented on humans, even against their will.
Anyways, none of this is to say whether or not stem-cell research should be done, it’s just that, whether it should be done or not is not a scientific question, even though scientists will be doing the work.
Ok,