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

[Franz Metcalf]

Curt and Richard,

Of course Curt's argument was an ad hominem attack, attempting to  
undermine the credibility of Harris's pronouncements on Collins. Curt,  
you simply need to admit this because there is *nothing wrong with  
it*. Richard, I suggest that you are taking a standard designed to  
evaluate logical arguments in the realm of philosophy (or, rather, to  
*redirect attention to* evaluating logical arguments in the realm of  
philosophy), and applying it to a complex problem in the realm of  
science, public policy, and politics. It is no wonder that this  
application of a philosophical trope, while provocative, is less than  
useful in deciding whether Harris's critiques of Collins are germane  
to or perhaps even convincing in the debate on whether Collins should  
head the NIH.

It's a fun topic, but can I ask again what this might have to do with  
Buddhism?

Franz
(in his attempt to piss *everyone* off)