tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6593904819387439812..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Sowell on "Filtering"Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-3051037404828173402010-04-28T10:04:57.884-06:002010-04-28T10:04:57.884-06:00Interesting to hear. I hadn't thought to look ...Interesting to hear. I hadn't thought to look at those. <br /><br />If I have an odd moment, perhaps I shall...Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-45550015704168889142010-04-28T09:52:08.940-06:002010-04-28T09:52:08.940-06:00I found it interesting to read some of the many co...I found it interesting to read some of the many comments to Dr. Sowell's piece. Those negative remarks perfectly illustrated the filtering described therein.<br /><br />Q.E.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-21127120571944699572010-04-27T10:32:07.193-06:002010-04-27T10:32:07.193-06:00Kyle,
It's interesting that you used the term...Kyle,<br /><br />It's interesting that you used the term "framing" in your post as I thought of George Lakoff when I was writing this morning.<br /><br />Yes. That false dichotomy does fairly save a religionist from even having to stammer that reason is "limited," doesn't it?<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-44700049893927157442010-04-27T09:47:20.912-06:002010-04-27T09:47:20.912-06:00Yes, the concepts you use are crucial to the effec...Yes, the concepts you use are crucial to the effectiveness of your thought. Coincidentally I had a <a href="http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/516.html" rel="nofollow">brief blog post</a> a few days ago on essentially this topic, dealing with the consequences of thinking in terms of "atheism vs. religion" instead of "reason vs. faith".<br /><br />Concepts matter.Kyle Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608497826478356055noreply@blogger.com