tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post7740765659575279247..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: theObserver on Chris ArnadeLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-61225375632270906732014-01-04T04:30:26.279-07:002014-01-04T04:30:26.279-07:00That's probably why Arnade doesn't make th...That's probably why Arnade doesn't make the argument explicit.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-92190852540125823592014-01-03T19:17:44.298-07:002014-01-03T19:17:44.298-07:00..."All atheists are rationalists. ...."......"All atheists are rationalists. ...." Any argument were the 1st few words are completely false does not impress me very much.<br />I know a number of atheist who are not all that rational!L.Longnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-84787998542574647272014-01-03T04:57:39.590-07:002014-01-03T04:57:39.590-07:00Good point. Please do pick a handle in the future....Good point. Please do pick a handle in the future. It's hard to have a conversation with "hey you."Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-66809764061658453852014-01-03T03:45:12.616-07:002014-01-03T03:45:12.616-07:00There is a worry trend in the first world, it seem...There is a worry trend in the first world, it seems to me. The rational has been painted as being in opposition to the emotional in an “either or”, mutually exclusive sense. Personally I think feminism, I should say the more recent, crazier variety, has had more than a little something to do with that but I won't harp on that here. <br /><br />Whatever the origin of this notion, it is played out constantly in the media. Scientists by dint of being rational are obviously unfeeling. Daring to attend to necessary practicalities at a time of tragedy must mean you don’t care. The article by Arnade is just one more example. He was rational; therefore he was unfeeling. Personally, Arnade doesn't strike me as remotely rational. He sounds like he was the textbook example of a pseudo-intellectual rich kid. Yet another mindless self-justifying Libertarian. In other words, an asshole. <br /><br />He is making the simple-minded mistake of thinking that people who share some things in common with him (i.e. atheist, rich, etc.) must be assholes like him. He also seems to conflate atheism with other things like rich, rational, etc. There are many poor atheists, many irrational atheists and many overly emotional atheists. It is worth noting too that there are many atheists who are suffering the most extreme despair who somehow manage to not immediately start believing nonsense.<br /><br />There is also a worrying condescension about this whole discussion too. The poor are not as sophisticated as you and I. Sure, we know this whole religion thing is bunk but these poor types just aren’t ready for that kind of truth. Poor is synonymous with stupid dontcha know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com