tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post4864663393282458659..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Give it Your Best ShotJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-33450530887255640952009-08-05T10:02:12.540-05:002009-08-05T10:02:12.540-05:00You may onto something there.You may onto something there.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-73760112910478928892009-08-05T09:55:02.121-05:002009-08-05T09:55:02.121-05:00Is it really the topic that gives you the headache...Is it really the <i>topic</i> that gives you the headache?Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-4822304290395215932009-08-05T07:16:12.845-05:002009-08-05T07:16:12.845-05:00I didn't see that. Must look...and maybe post ...I didn't see that. Must look...and maybe post something. But not right away. I can only handle the topic of "the new atheists" for so long and then it gives me a headache.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-26935131434379200962009-08-04T22:02:57.293-05:002009-08-04T22:02:57.293-05:00In case you missed it there are also responses fro...In case you missed it there are also responses from PZ Myers, Harris and others to the article. Then Haidt responds. <br /><br />I do like Haidts general take. Certainly I like his treatment of morality, and his suggested definition.Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-72146971581873526382009-08-04T12:27:32.063-05:002009-08-04T12:27:32.063-05:00Really interesting stuff in there (I find Jonathan...Really interesting stuff in there (I find Jonathan Haidt very interesting), especially about atheists and charitable giving...and especially about blood donations.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-11341101961140409572009-08-04T08:15:59.878-05:002009-08-04T08:15:59.878-05:00Sort of genericly on topic for your interests but ...Sort of genericly on topic for your interests but I'll stash it in this thread:<br /><br />http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/haidt07/haidt07_index.htmlFaustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-73937400630324671882009-08-03T10:36:18.450-05:002009-08-03T10:36:18.450-05:00I strongly recommend Blindsight. One of the best s...I strongly recommend Blindsight. One of the best science fiction books to come out in the last 10 years. Nominated for the Hugo, but got edged out by Vinge, and not with justification in my opinion.<br /><br />Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is good. The Mood Organ is one of the great untapped philosophical versions of The Experience Machine out there. I'm continually suprised no one has Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-28992106981899603962009-08-03T10:09:14.484-05:002009-08-03T10:09:14.484-05:00I'm planning on reading the Dick book that was...I'm planning on reading the Dick book that was the basis for Bladerunner (and see the movie again). Haven't heard of the other...will look it up.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-50971696608163655622009-08-03T10:05:01.143-05:002009-08-03T10:05:01.143-05:00Have you read Blindsight by Peter Watts?
Also: ho...Have you read Blindsight by Peter Watts?<br /><br />Also: how about Phillip K Dick? He is a master of the end of the world...through the disaster of simulacra.Faustnoreply@blogger.com