tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post6612498182514671346..comments2023-08-09T09:44:13.292-04:00Comments on Reality by Evidence: Why Do I Bother?Jerry Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-34853555695421102982011-07-02T10:15:28.627-04:002011-07-02T10:15:28.627-04:00I also left the 'fold' and I am always cri...I also left the 'fold' and I am always criticized about being loud about it. But they don't notice their theism is louder.<br />I was a lurker myself in Richard Dawkins and John Loftus forums, and your are right! There are 'invisible' people lurking these forums and being helped.<br />If we can push more and more fence sitters to the side of reason, our sons will thank us ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699135819975146187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-74195823317175669462011-07-01T14:18:47.541-04:002011-07-01T14:18:47.541-04:00Mike, sometimes I get flack from the students them...Mike, sometimes I get flack from the students themselves, but I generally don't have any problem with the parents. Here in Indiana, the state science standards are very evolution heavy. Maybe the fundamentalists don't like it, but so far they have accepted it. And maybe it has to do with the fact that I teach in an urban environment, but I haven't always, and I've never had many Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-80960344262075348442011-07-01T12:37:52.186-04:002011-07-01T12:37:52.186-04:00I love the story, and I like the idea of secular b...I love the story, and I like the idea of secular books for children. I think the flood scene may be a bit graphic for children as it is written now.<br /><br />This is actually another great example of what we were just talking about... a book written which attempts to dissuade one from a religion would be viewed negatively by many... a book that showed all the excellent reasons TO believe in a +mfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673404337577322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-62788457581819467042011-07-01T08:06:43.944-04:002011-07-01T08:06:43.944-04:00Oh, and thanks for the comment on The Man and the ...Oh, and thanks for the comment on The Man and the Boat, the Noah story. I am reworking it a bit, adding a side story or two to make it less linear and doing some more character development. I may turn it into a children's book. What do you think?Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-32683879415130602232011-07-01T08:03:55.396-04:002011-07-01T08:03:55.396-04:00Beth, if you look carefully, you can find a few po...Beth, if you look carefully, you can find a few posts on this blog that are also not about religion! ;)<br /><br />+mf, I do know what you mean. Atheism has a lot of baggage associated with it, mostly undeserved, though Madeleine Ohare didn't help its image any. That is why on my Facebook profile I call myself a secular humanist. It says more about what I do believe than what I don't.Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-61273620852915258562011-07-01T01:36:31.099-04:002011-07-01T01:36:31.099-04:00Sometimes I think that engaging these people is mo...Sometimes I think that engaging these people is more frustrating than productive. I enjoy your blogs and I'm disappointed to see the NOAH story disappear. I am glad I read it while it was up.<br /><br />I took a philosophy class at a community college over a decade ago. The teacher told us that you simply cannot debate a religious person on religion, because an inherent function of +mfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673404337577322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-37553454441416153872011-06-30T18:37:29.802-04:002011-06-30T18:37:29.802-04:00I understand completely, and that's why I keep...I understand completely, and that's why I keep writing, too (although about things in addition to religion). <br /><br />I've had people ask my opinions on things. I've had one person tell me that my writings on politics made them get more involved. Our influence might be subtle, but I believe it is there. <br /><br />Keep on writing. I'll do the same.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-45185758025294842392011-06-30T16:45:34.548-04:002011-06-30T16:45:34.548-04:00You're speaking my language Jerry, I admire yo...You're speaking my language Jerry, I admire you for speaking up!VetVoyeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104637568459610116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-55662109417649042872011-06-30T15:41:45.424-04:002011-06-30T15:41:45.424-04:00Keep up the good work!Keep up the good work!Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.com