tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post290363898739935482..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: Skepticon IVRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-6841426596712673132011-10-07T15:30:46.454-07:002011-10-07T15:30:46.454-07:00Pikemann Urge said... Just to be clear, are you sa...<b>Pikemann Urge said...</b> <i>Just to be clear, are you saying that the Christians in the skeptical movement are not the skeptics that they claim to be?</i><br /><br />Yes. They're not really "in" the movement, they're just tourists. They give lip service to ideals they simply don't follow except when it is convenient for them. Which is exactly the opposite of being Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-65505725937959656902011-09-18T04:00:22.501-07:002011-09-18T04:00:22.501-07:00But Christians? Only if George Orwell rolls in his...<em>But Christians? Only if George Orwell rolls in his grave.</em><br /><br />Just to be clear, are you saying that the Christians in the skeptical movement are not the skeptics that they claim to be? I can understand where you're coming from.<br /><br />But I just wanted to point out that when you called the "Midwestern godless out there," you were ignoring the Christian membershipPikemann Urgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587558012877707537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-6007209106405678502011-09-17T16:08:29.644-07:002011-09-17T16:08:29.644-07:00"[R.C.] has no peer-reviewed writings in the ...<b>"[R.C.] has no peer-reviewed writings in the topics he claims to be a genius in."</b><br /><br />My chapter on moral theory is a peer-reviewed writing. We've been over this. I guess this is Tea Party logic. Simply ignore facts that you can't explain away with impertinent analogies, and explain the rest away with impertinent analogies.<br /><br />Setting aside the fact that I Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-62950215404417757062011-09-17T15:58:37.935-07:002011-09-17T15:58:37.935-07:00"There are Christians in the skeptical moveme...<b>"There are Christians in the skeptical movement."</b><br /><br />IMO, not really. That's like saying "I'm a skeptic, but I believe in ghosts, blood magic, and psychics." I know it's unpopular to say, but it's simply the truth.<br /><br />You could say "There are agnostics and deists in the skeptical movement." But Christians? Only if George Orwell Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-62387931749480585742011-09-15T21:46:38.226-07:002011-09-15T21:46:38.226-07:00You see Solon is his own special brand of insanity...You see Solon is his own special brand of insanity. Not to be confused with the encultured version that accidentally ropes in lots of well meaning sane people.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479224236264150172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-34720677574791412242011-09-15T21:39:40.467-07:002011-09-15T21:39:40.467-07:00@kilo papa said...
>>go back to reading your...@kilo papa said...<br />>>go back to reading your Rick Santorum newsletter<br /><br />Who is Rick Santorum? Isn't he some American politician? <br /><br />Is he some Christian nut? You do realize I'm not Christian and have been criticizing Richard's superficial reformed Christian moralizing for ages, right?<br /><br />Merely pointing out that Richard didn't do his degree in solonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230466944422869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-87846555155395742282011-09-08T17:39:40.633-07:002011-09-08T17:39:40.633-07:00I am far more interested in his thoughts then his ...I am far more interested in his thoughts then his degrees.<br /> As a Greek, I have a great deal of respect for education; as a human being (benefit of the doubt, please) I have more for the results of free thought regardless of the source.john regamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437641251443581520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-21747390822056031892011-08-29T07:40:02.748-07:002011-08-29T07:40:02.748-07:00I am putting real effort into assembling a complet...I am putting real effort into assembling a complete team to attend the Skepticon!<br /><br />Books, pamphlets, a table, you name it.<br /><br />It should be a real show.Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137890891223067672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-38870769895922194252011-08-28T01:48:30.433-07:002011-08-28T01:48:30.433-07:00Solon,
Put your pecker back in your pants and go ...Solon,<br /><br />Put your pecker back in your pants and go back to reading your Rick Santorum newsletter.kilo papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112057471953902453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-54604181872615338482011-08-25T04:42:54.937-07:002011-08-25T04:42:54.937-07:00For all you Midwestern godless out there,
Skeptic...<em>For all you Midwestern godless out there,</em><br /><br />Skepticism != atheism. There are Christians in the skeptical movement. :-) I'm not in any of those camps, BTW.<br /><br /><em>Why do you keep lying and saying this is a degree in philosophy? It is so basic. You have a degree in history.</em><br /><br />Richard has already replied to your question. In addition, his CV clearly statesPikemann Urgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587558012877707537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-23839392151366591662011-08-23T20:28:35.125-07:002011-08-23T20:28:35.125-07:00Richard, Richard...
Yet again: if you have a degr...Richard, Richard...<br /><br />Yet again: if you have a degree in History of Farming, does that make you a trained farmer? No.<br /><br />So stop citing your history degree as proof that you are a trained philosopher. You are not.<br /><br />Doesn't mean you can't possibly do philosophy, it just happens to be the case that you do it poorly.<br /><br />Also, you constantly cite being "solonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230466944422869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-54892475138408604212011-08-23T15:21:32.534-07:002011-08-23T15:21:32.534-07:00solon said... I never said anyone needs a Ph.D to ...<b>solon said...</b> <i>I never said anyone needs a Ph.D to be a philosopher. I've explained why Richard is obviously a bad philosopher and that, to defend himself, he lies and claims to have a Ph.D in philosophy and be published in philosophy journals on the subjects he is always writing about here and claiming absolute mastery of.</i><br /><br />Find anywhere where I have said any of those Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-62453744393072403492011-08-20T00:00:47.958-07:002011-08-20T00:00:47.958-07:00@Tatarize said...
>>He has a doctor of philo...@Tatarize said...<br />>>He has a doctor of philosophy in the history of philosophy<br /><br />That makes no sense. He has a doctorate in History. Simple as that.<br /><br />I never said anyone needs a Ph.D to be a philosopher. I've explained why Richard is obviously a bad philosopher and that, to defend himself, he lies and claims to have a Ph.D in philosophy and be published in solonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230466944422869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-19086015198301855472011-08-19T01:08:29.315-07:002011-08-19T01:08:29.315-07:00"That's right, I'll be teaching you m..."That's right, I'll be teaching you math, bitches!" <br /><br /><br />ROFL! Milk came out of my nose. <br /><br />:Dmojo.rhythmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901306439675127615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-53971823083600974562011-08-18T10:24:49.784-07:002011-08-18T10:24:49.784-07:00Indeed. Look at one list of the "top ten"...Indeed. Look at <a href="http://listverse.com/2011/02/19/top-10-greatest-philosophers-in-history/" rel="nofollow">one list</a> of the "top ten" greatest philosophers as well as <a href="http://thegreatphilosophers.com/" rel="nofollow">another</a>, the first two lists that came up on Google: not a single one of them had a Ph.D. in philosophy, with the sole exception of Kant. Solon seems Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-54383274910851031862011-08-18T00:58:07.640-07:002011-08-18T00:58:07.640-07:00Solon, you still exist? And apparently haven't...Solon, you still exist? And apparently haven't gotten any more reasonable.<br /><br />He has a doctor of philosophy in the history of philosophy, and natural philosophy. Has written books on the subject. And claims to be a philosopher, on account of that being the case.<br /><br />Aristotle, fuck that guy, he didn't have a PhD in Philosophy. He just spent time engaging in Philosophy, Tatarizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655536699564744308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1542331553277288912011-08-17T22:54:23.261-07:002011-08-17T22:54:23.261-07:00Oh the promise of mild fun. Almost as good as the...Oh the promise of mild fun. Almost as good as the promise of more Solon trolling...Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479224236264150172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-85474025933403059922011-08-17T22:48:04.684-07:002011-08-17T22:48:04.684-07:00>>Historian and philosopher Richard Carrier
...>>Historian and philosopher Richard Carrier<br /><br />>>you don't have a PhD in philosophy<br />>>I do have a Ph.D. in the history of philosophy<br /><br /><br />Why do you keep lying and saying this is a degree in philosophy? It is so basic. You have a degree in history.solonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230466944422869055noreply@blogger.com