tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post3864566469974143021..comments2024-03-16T05:00:38.826-04:00Comments on Egnorance: "We rarely do confrontational interviews..."mregnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-32456970281663363552013-06-20T19:34:29.083-04:002013-06-20T19:34:29.083-04:00Thanks to PRISM and a few good connections, I have...Thanks to PRISM and a few good connections, I have been able to unmask KW. It seems he not only is a scientist, but a lover of music too! The lyrics he sings to Beethoven give a very clear indication of his philosophical leanings. <br><br />See his video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739783974158130525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-82689275121637771832013-06-20T19:16:22.984-04:002013-06-20T19:16:22.984-04:00My theory is that KW is actually Bill Maher. Bill ...My theory is that KW is actually Bill Maher. Bill Maher couldn't use his real name so he had to come up with a handle.<br /><br />The TorchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-47675223424820499242013-06-20T17:48:53.083-04:002013-06-20T17:48:53.083-04:00according to definitions in common use by liberals...according to definitions in common use by liberals, that means that my tax dollars 'subsidize' this organization. i don't really believe that, i'm just assuming their false premise for the sake of argument. should we really be subsidizing an atheist group? i think we need to sic lois lerner on them. <br /><br />naidooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-92187699422063983412013-06-20T17:46:33.998-04:002013-06-20T17:46:33.998-04:00i'm with trish. he seems like a coward afraid ...i'm with trish. he seems like a coward afraid to debate. liberals are known for that. they win the debate by making every one else shut up. <br /><br />naidooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-73041544179037599542013-06-20T17:43:29.664-04:002013-06-20T17:43:29.664-04:00A Novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella" rel="nofollow">A Novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative...</a><br /><br />I like the <b>fictional</b> part! And <b>prose</b> as in <a href="https://www.google.ca/search?site=&source=hp&q=prosaic+meaning&oq=prosaic+me&gs_l=hp.1.0.0j0i10l5j0l2j0i10l2.1316.6199.0.8922.12.11.1.0.0.0.167.1250.4j7.11.0...0.0...1c.1.17.hp.TeSKC50bux0" rel="nofollow">prosaic</a> is not bad either. Unless he meant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoxetine" rel="nofollow">prozac</a>!<br /><br />Ah! All those artifacts in my brain are making my mind dizzy!<br /> Pépéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896283600100217146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-92117410140259625162013-06-20T16:06:56.415-04:002013-06-20T16:06:56.415-04:00The phrase "Gish Gallop" is slang. The a...The phrase "Gish Gallop" is slang. The actual name is "MSNBC Mambo".Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-27959585141455254202013-06-20T15:39:34.297-04:002013-06-20T15:39:34.297-04:00I have a different theory, Trish.
Popeye, Mathoo,...I have a different theory, Trish.<br /><br />Popeye, Mathoo, and Troi are members of a new band inspired by the Village People. If you don't know who they are, click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wc-AQJ2MYo" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Popeye, Mathoo and Troi just have different costumes.<br /><br />Think about it: we have Popeye in his Crackerjack sailor suit, Mathoo dressed up in a cap and gown like an Oxford don, and Troi with his carefully groomed stubble and stylish eurotrash leathers.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the real Village People had better writers.Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-84079547164284258322013-06-20T14:38:13.730-04:002013-06-20T14:38:13.730-04:00Can we at least admit that a position held by a ma...Can we at least admit that a position held by a majority of the public is not fringe? It might be right, it might be wrong, but it's not fringe. It's very mainstream.<br /><br />TRISHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-10986337005190743672013-06-20T14:36:38.810-04:002013-06-20T14:36:38.810-04:00Oh, Anonymous, no one ever says, "i'm afr...Oh, Anonymous, no one ever says, "i'm afraid that the other person will dismantle my argument." You have to read between the lines. This guy doesn't do interviews with opposing voices because he's afraid, not because he's confident.<br /><br />TRISHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-63493304945185180172013-06-20T14:19:54.700-04:002013-06-20T14:19:54.700-04:00In other words, he's afraid that his own posit...<i>In other words, he's afraid that his own position might get dismantled if the other person is allowed to speak! </i><br /><br />No, he's not. Look up the term 'Gish Gallop" and see how it might apply. No person who has ever resorted to Gish Galloping has ever "dismantled" someone else's position. All they've done is spouted a pile a useless blather in the hope that no one notices.<br /><br />Rather like you did in your comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-53202517468294244012013-06-20T13:55:03.303-04:002013-06-20T13:55:03.303-04:00Also, the only part in quotes are "passionate...Also, the only part in quotes are "passionate and eloquent," which he did indeed say. He also features the entire quote in the previous paragraph for all to see. So he's not hiding anything.<br /><br />Sometimes I think KW is a character Egnor invented to spout stupid things that should embarrass leftists. He's kind of a trollish agent provocateur. <br /><br />TRISH Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-78657653469123341412013-06-20T13:51:46.696-04:002013-06-20T13:51:46.696-04:00I read it, KW. And you're lying.
That isn...I read it, KW. And you're lying. <br /><br />That isn't a complimentary aside. That's "another risk" entailed in the interview, as he said, and therefore another reason to avoid it. His first reason is that he thinks a lot of his opponents don’t remain calm while he “dismantes [their] position.” He seems awfully sure he can dismantle it. Arrogant, in fact. When he can’t, he fears that the other person’s “fringe position” (defined by him to be a position held by a majority of the American public) might be articulated with passion and eloquence, and thus the other person might not allow him to get a word in edgewise. In other words, he's afraid that his own position might get dismantled if the other person is allowed to speak! <br /><br />Leftists are "master debaters" so long as no one else gets to speak.<br /><br />Sounds like Novella doesn't interview the other side because he's chicken. <br /><br />TRISHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-1444634612870452442013-06-20T12:45:16.081-04:002013-06-20T12:45:16.081-04:00Egnor says “skeptics avoid confrontational intervi...Egnor says “skeptics avoid confrontational interviews, because... their opponent may be "passionate and eloquent".<br /><br />That’s a deliberate misquote. Novella clearly states he avoids confrontational interviews because of some people’s inability to “stay calm and professional”, and that there is a risk that they “will make it difficult to get a word in edgewise.” Novella saying that his interviewees may be “"passionate and eloquent", is nothing more than a complimentary aside.<br /><br />Perhaps you should refrain from criticism when all you have to criticize is some bullshit you made up.<br /><br />-KW<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-73716522031256281622013-06-20T09:45:07.501-04:002013-06-20T09:45:07.501-04:00The part I find most amusing is his name.
Oh the ...The part I find most amusing is his name. <br />Oh the synchronicity. <br />In English it describes a short (reduced) work of fiction. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739783974158130525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-40141172163668573022013-06-20T09:44:43.853-04:002013-06-20T09:44:43.853-04:00Off-Topic: Vince Flynn, Catholic author of many NY...Off-Topic: Vince Flynn, Catholic author of many NYT best-sellers, has died at 47. I was a huge fan of his Mitch Rapp novels, as were millions of other readers including Bill Clinton and George W Bush.<br /><br /><i>Flynn died at a hospital in St. Paul, surrounded by about 35 relatives and friends who prayed the Rosary, said longtime family friend Kathy Schneeman.</i><br />--- AP<br /><br />May "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"<br />Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-74156169193278477872013-06-20T09:14:11.275-04:002013-06-20T09:14:11.275-04:00Novella's "skepticism" is pretty fun...Novella's "skepticism" is pretty funny. He and his skeptical mini-me's are the most gullible crowd I've encountered. They swallow materialism and atheism whole.<br /><br />It's quite amusing, and makes for easy blog posts. mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-26613955307185998512013-06-20T09:12:20.662-04:002013-06-20T09:12:20.662-04:00Sometimes I feel so lonely...Sometimes I feel so lonely...mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-35895533189231659472013-06-20T08:55:23.636-04:002013-06-20T08:55:23.636-04:00Well, I see that "sponsor" of the podcas...Well, I see that "sponsor" of the podcast, the New England Skeptical Society, is a 501(c)3 basically run by Novella & Sons. I'm not saying it's a family tax dodge, but hey, if the glass slipper fits...<br /><br />Not only do they dredge up an outspoken Texas dentist-cum-politician to debate, Novella succumbs to what is apparently an irresistible temptation among the scientistic magisterium, and does a little end-zone buttwaggle/eyeroll for the crowd.<br /><br />But I think the closng sentence of Novella's post is a revealing one:<br /><br /><i>Teaching science is about teaching scientific methods and the current best theories that have emerged from applying scientific methods. It is not about Truth or belief.</i><br /><br />Apparently, Novella <i>believes</i> that the <i>truth</i> about science education is that neo-Darwinism is the only theoretical perspective that should be taught.<br /><br />Personally, I'm skeptical. <br />Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-24068552346811538532013-06-20T08:32:53.551-04:002013-06-20T08:32:53.551-04:00Itching for another fight and Novella is ignoring ...Itching for another fight and Novella is ignoring you? Awww...<br /><br />HooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com