[Buddha-l] Prominent Neobuddhist proposes religion basedblacklisting for government jobs

[Curt Steinmetz]

This is not an ad hominem attack. Harris has claimed to possess expert 
knowledge that allows him to pass judgment on who is and who is not able 
to "think like a scientist". Comparing his near complete lack of 
scientific training to Collins' three plus decades career as a 
scientific pioneer reveals not just how baseless Harris' contention is, 
but just how flimsy his grip on reality is.

And in case anyone has missed it, check out Harris deranged review of 
Collins' book back in 2006 (I'm not sure if Harris had even begun grad 
school by that point):
http://tinyurl.com/3xedvy

Curt

jkirk wrote:
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>> By the way, Harris, at age 42, is still in grad school working
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> on his 
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>> PhD in Neuroscience. When Francis Collins was 39 he was the
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>> one of the teams of scientists that jointly discovered the gene
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>> responsible for cystic fibrosis.
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> This is totally irrelevant. Why weaken your case with an ad
> hominem argument?
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> Richard
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> Because that is what gossips do. Ad hominem or ad feminem. Ad
> hominy, too.
> Lots of corn is part of the mix.
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> Who cares about Sam Harris? 
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> Joanna
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