Watch it live! The Mooney/Myers showdown at the CfI-fest in LA is at 2 pm pacific time. Plus there are some other folks on the program. This should be fun.
What Chris needs to say to PZ--We are not neutral about truth. So we are not liars. We do value truth. It's just not all that we value. We also value getting Americans to learn enough science that they can make good decisions about public policy. They need to make those good decisions now, not in 100 years.
Is "love of truth" deontological? Must I tell the truth even if it means telling the state police that there is a oppostion party member hiding in my basement? Or do we sometimes accept untruths because we have competing moral goods we are after?
PZ will be on his best behavior!
ReplyDeleteI think so too--both will be. I predict no screaming and yelling.
ReplyDeleteChimps vs Bonobos! LOL.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I hear people talk about spirituality, I just want to puke. LOL.
ReplyDeleteChimps puking on bonobos! ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
ReplyDeleteWhat Chris needs to say to PZ--We are not neutral about truth. So we are not liars. We do value truth. It's just not all that we value. We also value getting Americans to learn enough science that they can make good decisions about public policy. They need to make those good decisions now, not in 100 years.
ReplyDeleteOr to put your suggestion another way:
ReplyDeleteIs "love of truth" deontological? Must I tell the truth even if it means telling the state police that there is a oppostion party member hiding in my basement? Or do we sometimes accept untruths because we have competing moral goods we are after?
Exactly. Let's hope they discuss that, because he shouldn't let PZ get away with saying accommodationists are liars.
ReplyDeleteDo they keep records of these videos anywhere?
ReplyDeleteWish I knew, because I'm going to have to miss the Sam Harris show tonight.
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