tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post7328837650662259688..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Crackpot of the dayRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-78038895525913993722009-02-01T08:03:00.000+11:002009-02-01T08:03:00.000+11:00I would never do that--re-publish someone's submis...I would never do that--re-publish someone's submission written over their own name, and then say "here's an example of some crackpot writing." It may be the writing of someone who has never been trained in the rigors of philosophical thought, but your contempt is not pretty. <BR/><BR/>Are we not all educable? I would contend that it is the role of the public intellectual, and particularly the philosopher, to help people challenge their long-held beliefs and ways of thinking, and you surely don't get there by calling them crackpots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-49706632646888018442009-01-31T08:47:00.000+11:002009-01-31T08:47:00.000+11:00I think I'll provide examples of amusing crackpots...<I>I think I'll provide examples of amusing crackpots writing to the freedom of religion exercise. Here's a good one.</I><BR/><BR/>[reads]<BR/><BR/>Ouch. That hurt.Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.com