Comments on: Welcome David Sloan Wilson and the Evolution for Everyone Blog

By: noel

noel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:46:40 +0000

He writes very clearly and very articulately. This is good: “…they stuff the believer, like a human cannonball, into an ideological cannon to be shot in the direction of glory and away from ruin.”
I don’t know yet how much I agree with his ideas, but I’m very interested in hearing rebuttals from those of you who disagree. I do know that a lot of folks who are atheists often can’t defend their statements very well, which seems to support Wilson’s position.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:02:18 +0000

I’ve only seen the launch of a blog go smoothly in a few instances. Quichemoraine.com was smooth.

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:57:17 +0000

Then let the fun commence 🙂

It has been >12 hours and my welcome comment is still not there.

(hmmmm…. Am I a victim of instant gratification? I am old enough to remember that one of my first inter-continental emails actually got to the other side of the continent is only a few hours!)

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:14:31 +0000

That approval process is the default on new blogs. Hopefully that will go away.

I also disagree with much of what he has put forward but he’s a smart guy and he’s not an asshole. I don’t ask for much more in the blogosphere. There will be some interesting conversations.

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:11:34 +0000

I have subscribed there and will give it a try. I am not a fan of his work.

First negative strike is his approval process for comments.