sc said: Out of curiosity, have you been following the disintegration/schism of the broader skeptics movement in regards to women?
It had obviously passed me by until I followed the link back to the Skepchick site and read up about it. I'm afraid that the detail kinda went over my head but I picked up on the context. Maybe its a sign of the fact that we put too much faith in organisations and even movements. It seems that once you have a formal organisation to implement or spread even the best of ideas you almost immediately get into difficulties.
I didn't realize we were coming up on the schism's anniversary: what caught my attention was the fact that a bunch of people are railing against the Center for Skeptical Inquiry because its president made a speech they didn't like at the Women in Secularism 2 conference, or something. The animosity on both sides is bewildering.
sc said: The animosity on both sides is bewildering.
It seems to be the default human condition I'm afraid. Obviously both sides of the argument have taken umbrage over whatever started it off and let it feed on itself. Wars have started over less.....
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Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
Very nice!
Out of curiosity, have you been following the disintegration/schism of the broader skeptics movement in regards to women?
v v said: Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
Another one of my personal motto's.
sc said: Out of curiosity, have you been following the disintegration/schism of the broader skeptics movement in regards to women?
It had obviously passed me by until I followed the link back to the Skepchick site and read up about it. I'm afraid that the detail kinda went over my head but I picked up on the context. Maybe its a sign of the fact that we put too much faith in organisations and even movements. It seems that once you have a formal organisation to implement or spread even the best of ideas you almost immediately get into difficulties.
I didn't realize we were coming up on the schism's anniversary: what caught my attention was the fact that a bunch of people are railing against the Center for Skeptical Inquiry because its president made a speech they didn't like at the Women in Secularism 2 conference, or something. The animosity on both sides is bewildering.
sc said: The animosity on both sides is bewildering.
It seems to be the default human condition I'm afraid. Obviously both sides of the argument have taken umbrage over whatever started it off and let it feed on itself. Wars have started over less.....
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