tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post8404780385568791815..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: An angry op.ed about theocracy (not from me, from Joseph Power)Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-80765642442290927902012-04-07T12:59:15.040+10:002012-04-07T12:59:15.040+10:00The claim of divine communication and modesty or h...The claim of divine communication and modesty or humility are inconsistent. I think that was the authors point. You can't claim humility when claiming the author of the universe is your BFF and has a direct line setup just for you.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-59009977168063437262012-04-06T00:53:38.279+10:002012-04-06T00:53:38.279+10:00I suppose it's possible that English is not hi...I suppose it's possible that English is not his first language, though the errors that appear - and as you'll have seen there are others - are really about the logic of the sentences. A lot of native English speakers do find this difficult, but of course that's a reason why they should either not be published or at least should work with editors. <br /><br />One way or another, the piece really was in too raw a form to be published like that - unless it had been on his personal blog or something of the kind.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-2677303909823684972012-04-06T00:42:34.614+10:002012-04-06T00:42:34.614+10:00I wonder if English is the man's first languag...I wonder if English is the man's first language, and I hope someone will explain to him the meaning of the word "theocracy" real soon. Other than that, some good (yet commonplace and frequently rehashed) points.rorschachnoreply@blogger.com