Comments on: Priorities http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2009/12/04/priorities/ Atlanta Skeptics: Y'all got evidence? Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:13:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Severin http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2009/12/04/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-385 James Severin Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:42:01 +0000 http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/?p=311#comment-385 I totally agree, and I think that a measured response in dealing with the religous is the way to go. The apparent "beef" between Jerry Coyne and Michael Shermer exposes a more militant skeptical ideology that I am a little uncomfortable with. http://skepticblog.org/2009/12/01/from-faitheist-to-fundagnostical/ I think/hope that there are religous types out there, even in Georgia, that we can join forces with to promote common interests. Aleinating them would be a mistake and exposes a dichotomous "all or nothing" type of thinking that we (should) all know is counterproductive. It's the middle of the road people we should be trying to reach, not the fringe. The fringe cannot be reached, that's why they are on the fringe! I totally agree, and I think that a measured response in dealing with the religous is the way to go. The apparent “beef” between Jerry Coyne and Michael Shermer exposes a more militant skeptical ideology that I am a little uncomfortable with.

http://skepticblog.org/2009/12/01/from-faitheist-to-fundagnostical/

I think/hope that there are religous types out there, even in Georgia, that we can join forces with to promote common interests. Aleinating them would be a mistake and exposes a dichotomous “all or nothing” type of thinking that we (should) all know is counterproductive. It’s the middle of the road people we should be trying to reach, not the fringe. The fringe cannot be reached, that’s why they are on the fringe!

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