The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #120291   Message #2615612
Posted By: Bill D
21-Apr-09 - 01:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: How to be open-minded
Subject: RE: BS: How to be open-minded
"...simplistic to an extreme, ..."

Hmmm..interesting reaction - much like a couple of others. I worry about how John Hardly seems to suggest that it is flawed because many people just don't care about BEING open-minded. (Is that what you are saying, JH?)

So far, no comment on my opinion that the message is accurate, no matter the cartoonish nature or the level it may be aimed at.

He used repetition, examples, clear language.
What else can he do?
He's not trying to prove or disprove anything about various beliefs (though you might infer what his opinions might be), he is merely showing **why** skeptics react to certain claims as they do.

Early in the thread, several folks appreciated the way it was done, as I did.
I truly wonder why later comments did not.