| ??? 09/07/07 15:37 Read: times |
#144122 - Moon Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Craig Steiner said:
The zealots (both religious zealots and scientific zealots) will stubbornly claim that their position is right to the exclusion of all others--and perhaps they are right, but their failure to understand that they might also be wrong about their interpretation is what makes them a zealot and impossible to talk with. Jeff Post said:
While there is merit to that point of view, Craig, surely you realize that it does not apply to all situations.
For example, if someone claims the moon is made of green cheese, I'll stubbornly refuse to believe him, indeed won't even waste time listening to whatever arguments he uses to attempt to support his claim. Would that make me a zealot? I don't think so. We're not talking about something like the moon being made of green cheese since it has been clearly determine that it is not. We're talking about multiple interpretations to explain the same thing. If some religious extremist claims the fossil record does not exist, I'll stubbornly refuse to believe him. But if he acknowledges the fossil record but chooses to interpret it differently than I do, well, that's different. In short, what we're talking about is not a matter of fact. It's a matter of interpretation of the facts. Regards, Craig Steiner |
