tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post1755728286952992320..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Tone trollingRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-35398142425545288592012-01-01T03:40:34.738+11:002012-01-01T03:40:34.738+11:00The way I score this boxing match:
Massimo'...The way I score this boxing match: <br /><br />Massimo's all-negative post on Hitchens--It's a good thing he linked to Katha Pollitt's must-read column on Hitchens, but it's hardly surprising when people who feel bereaved bite back.<br /><br />Coyne bites back: to be expected (see above), no reason to make too big a deal about it.<br /><br />Dawkins bites back: it's going too far saying someone wouldn't need to be replaced--there isn't just a tone problem there, but a substance problem.<br /><br />Dawkins apologizes: +1.<br /><br />What would be do without these kinds of squabbles to watch and score? Life is good.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-56093191134605017842011-12-31T19:57:26.482+11:002011-12-31T19:57:26.482+11:00The problem I have with Pigliucci's original p...The problem I have with Pigliucci's original post about Hitchens is that he made it personal on two levels: he attacked both Hitchens (by deliberately downplaying or ignoring many of the reasons so many of us admired him) and us (by telling us we are wrong to have admired him).<br /><br />I'm all for pointing out flaws in other people's heroes (and especially our own), but underplaying their achievements in the immediate wake of their death seems pointlessly and offensively churlish.<br /><br />His response to Coyne and Dawkins glistens with gleeful persecution and as Steve says this just makes his hole the deeper.latsothttp://www.lookatthestateofthat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-6554629571346500382011-12-31T19:20:34.197+11:002011-12-31T19:20:34.197+11:00I see that Richard Dawkins has even apologised for...I see that Richard Dawkins has even apologised for his snarky comment. It wasn't necessary in the circumstances, IMHO, but Richard is a gentleman.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-819684083853886212011-12-31T18:55:34.946+11:002011-12-31T18:55:34.946+11:00I feel honestly sorry for Massimo. I'm not a ...I feel honestly sorry for Massimo. I'm not a stranger to the occasional sulk and over-reaction myself. As I have learned, there should be new rule to be added to "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging" - "don't dig a hole so deep you can't climb out".Steve Zarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867968082532563442noreply@blogger.com