Benjamin,
I didn’t reply to most of your comments because I don’t believe they are relevant to either the thesis and arguments of Spiegel’s book or my statements of agreement here (eg- no one argued against science). It seems that on both sides we don’t believe we’re understanding each other here. Given that the source of this discussion is Spiegel’s material, I really don’t see how we can go forward without the book. Otherwise, it seems likely you’ll continue to build straw men against it.
Book Review: The Making of an Atheist by James Spiegel
May 1st, 2010 at 11:51 amBenjamin,
I didn’t reply to most of your comments because I don’t believe they are relevant to either the thesis and arguments of Spiegel’s book or my statements of agreement here (eg- no one argued against science). It seems that on both sides we don’t believe we’re understanding each other here. Given that the source of this discussion is Spiegel’s material, I really don’t see how we can go forward without the book. Otherwise, it seems likely you’ll continue to build straw men against it.