I've seen Michael Shermer on PBS and encountered his name in some other
arenas. I don't think he is terribly intelligent, though he does play some
role in promoting secular humanist ideas. Here's an example of my dislike
of sociobiological "explanations" of human belief systems, esp. those usi
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:08:35 -0500 Ralph Dumain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've seen Michael Shermer on PBS and encountered his name in some
> other
> arenas. I don't think he is terribly intelligent, though he does
> play some
> role in promoting secular humanist ideas. Here's an exampl
Jim F's link to his discussion of Alan Carling's ideas, prompted me to look
at my replies to Jim's discussion and communication with Carling.
More recently, similar issues arose when I wrote to Richard Lewontin, and
then copied his reply to the list here.
Common to both exchanges from my standpoi