tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post5494885423531685449..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: HOT5 Daily 2/17/2011UNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-25897918180309287492011-02-18T00:06:01.461-05:002011-02-18T00:06:01.461-05:00I took that point to mean that you have to be at l...I took that point to mean that you have to be at least open to changing your mind -- at least in theory -- if presented with convincing evidence, as opposed to considering your belief absolute truth. Obviously there is going to be an extremely high bar for what constitutes convincing evidence on strongly-held positions.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-39307434401795538052011-02-17T23:04:21.878-05:002011-02-17T23:04:21.878-05:00I didn't much like the guide to rational debat...I didn't much like the guide to rational debating. If you followed it for things beyond religion, life would get pretty dull. Have you ever seen a political pundit change his mind on something? I can't recall a case. An economist? A social scientist? A global warming alarmist? Will any new evidence convince them?SteveBrooklineMAnoreply@blogger.com