tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post7417315238498995379..comments2024-03-13T13:29:33.800-05:00Comments on SocraticGadfly: I can see why Gnu Atheists don't like movement skeptics, tooUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post-25581388859714652362013-12-26T12:27:07.246-06:002013-12-26T12:27:07.246-06:00First, thanks for the kind words.
Second, nice id...First, thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Second, nice idea. And, nice "branding" on the phraseology, too. I'll try to remember to use it myself!<br /><br />Third, if I didn't spell it out clearly enough. both the "movement skeptics" and the Gnus, in my opinion, tend to put leaders on pedestals too much. (Even after they're dead. While I don't agree with everything at CFI today, Paul Kurtz had his issues too.)Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post-70224579695313031622013-12-26T12:20:45.146-06:002013-12-26T12:20:45.146-06:00I always enjoy reading your opinions - not that I ...I always enjoy reading your opinions - not that I always agree with them - sometimes reading a well thought out contrary position helps me better understand my own position.<br /><br><br><br />I used to be a fan of skepticism but now I see that being arbitrarily skeptical about things is no virtue. The climate deniers and moon hoaxers are 'skeptical' about climate change and the lunar landings - why don't we embrace them? (Oh wait, we did embrace the climate skeptics) <br /><br><br><br />I attended a talk on Astronomy Education Research and the speaker suggested using the term "Evidence-based reasoning" instead of "Critical thinking" - first the former is more descriptive and second the latter sounds negative. <br /><br><br><br />The skeptics movements would be better off evolving into 'evidence-based reasoning' groups - and naturally they'd find themselves forming sub-groups of different fields where the evidence must be treated differently. Biologists, Chemists and Astronomers must treat their data differently!<br /><br><br><br />Eventually, these movements would turn into supporters of Public Science. And at that point they'd become more popular and more useful.The Bad Boy Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774064141988338945noreply@blogger.com