The Problem with Stenger (Introduction)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, December 07, 2009, 02:13 (5464 days ago) @ David Turell

David and George,-Coming out of my shell for a bit. I've had about enough ciphering for one day...-David, you draw attention to the fact that Stenger's views have only been published once...-I would simply state that of course you'd only see it published once... physics is not philosophy. -I think your implicit point here is in comparison with someone such as, say, Behe. Why does George trust Stenger and not Behe? Is it predisposition?-In both instances, neither has had significant research output. -So why should someone trust Stenger's opinion over Behe's?-Though I think you meant this personally for George, I'm going to push outward on this a bit. It is quite clear that the greater community doesn't give much thought at all about Stenger's philosophical bend; though for the record neither does the atheist community. This was the first place I've ever heard his name--thought it'd been about 4-5yrs since I'd been "part of the community." -In short, both are rejected by mainstream thinkers. I personally... don't see the relevance here. -Behe gets bad marks because he uses his position as professor as a political weapon, passing off opinion as science--hoping the public won't notice because they're more ignorant than him. In my book, THAT is why I'd take Stenger's opinions over Behe. One at least displays scruples.

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"