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Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm
Quote:The strengths of this book include its abundance of stats and quotes,

Xtians will tell you that the devil is in the details.... that's why they don't like details.
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 24, 2015 at 9:29 pm
(July 24, 2015 at 5:57 pm)Nestor Wrote: ... On the other hand, Coyne's praise and frequent usage of philosophers was an unexpected welcome, unexpected because certain popular scientists of the present generation seem to have a misguided knack for denigrating philosophy as a useless or worn-out tool for discovery and making sense of phenomena. Overall, I'd give it 4/5 stars.

Somehow, that made me think of Uncle K, who lately is busy with a new child instead of performing his sacred duty of helping people at this site.  (To those not in the know, Uncle K is also known as "Alex K".)  He is a scientist who seems to have a very good understanding of the division between science and philosophy, and he does not seem to denigrate either.  Not inherently, only bad examples of them.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Supposedly, Coyne quotes me in his book.
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 24, 2015 at 11:14 pm
(July 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm)The Barefoot Bum Wrote: Supposedly, Coyne quotes me in his book.

Are you Vaal on whyevolutionistrue.com?
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 25, 2015 at 8:17 am
(July 24, 2015 at 11:14 pm)Nestor Wrote:
(July 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm)The Barefoot Bum Wrote: Supposedly, Coyne quotes me in his book.

Are you Vaal on whyevolutionistrue.com?

No. I don't really comment anywhere.

He quoted me (or at least asked permission to quote me; I haven't actually read his book yet) from my post "The limits of science" on my eponymous blog (GIYF).
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 25, 2015 at 10:07 am
(July 25, 2015 at 8:17 am)The Barefoot Bum Wrote:
(July 24, 2015 at 11:14 pm)Nestor Wrote: Are you Vaal on whyevolutionistrue.com?

No. I don't really comment anywhere.

He quoted me (or at least asked permission to quote me; I haven't actually read his book yet) from my post "The limits of science" on my eponymous blog (GIYF).
Hmm. What is your name? I don't think you made the cut. Undecided There was only one instance when I recall him quoting someone from the web, which was from his website commentary.
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
July 25, 2015 at 4:24 pm
(July 25, 2015 at 10:07 am)Nestor Wrote: Hmm. What is your name? I don't think you made the cut. Undecided  There was only one instance when I recall him quoting someone from the web, which was from his website commentary.

Perhaps not. C'est la vie.
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RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
August 13, 2015 at 12:22 am
(May 19, 2015 at 4:58 pm)Nestor Wrote: I wasn't sure if I would pick it up since I can't imagine what he could say that I haven't heard before...

Just purchase it.  Thanks for the heads up.

I too feel as if I have heard it all ... but i find different presentations always evoke different thoughts.
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