it actually supports his main point really, really well that I'm resistant to his article because of my emotional reaction
In fact, that's even a better point, that if we care about the truth, we're not just under an obligation to listen to the evidence, but under an obligation to go out and find what the best evidence is and listen to that (The Least Convenient Possible World for our original point of view).
So even if his argument isn't superficially convincing, I should still listen, because he might be (in fact, almost certainly is) right. But I still felt impelled to rant about it first :)
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Re: The Fireplace Delusion : Sam Harris
Date: 2012-04-02 12:38 pm (UTC)In fact, that's even a better point, that if we care about the truth, we're not just under an obligation to listen to the evidence, but under an obligation to go out and find what the best evidence is and listen to that (The Least Convenient Possible World for our original point of view).
So even if his argument isn't superficially convincing, I should still listen, because he might be (in fact, almost certainly is) right. But I still felt impelled to rant about it first :)