Gee, Terry
I guess we disagree. Not much more to say.
But it is somewhat amusing that when you list all of the reasons for
your position, i find myself in agreement with almost all of them. I
agree strongly at the start of your post and am starting to disagree
at the end of your post. Basically, when you state the changes that
have taken place and the new challenges and new sources of knowledge,
understanding and the advancement of tools, I am in agreement. When
you start drawing conclusions from those statements, we disagree.
Indeed, I have often written about the very same points that you use
to buttress your argument.
As a great paper in Brain and Behavioral Sciences recently explained,
reasoning is not used to develop ideas: it is used to defend them. So
you and I can use the same statements to argue for our opposing
positions.
(I'm at an airport lounge, so I can't check on the exact reference. If
anyone is interested, I'll send it after this trip.)
Don
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