All good points, and a reason this is not a favourite essay from that book. You won't like some of the stuff in the last section, either, but I will be interested to see what you think of "Reasons For Believing".
He's making sweeping generalisations, I agree, but at the very least anecdotal evidence suggests you, Kate, are part of a wonderful minority of people who think about what the believe and why, whether it be science or religion. Not that this excuses hi from not quoting any references to studies done on the origin of a person's beliefs...and surely there must be some.
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Date: 2005-10-27 03:54 am (UTC)He's making sweeping generalisations, I agree, but at the very least anecdotal evidence suggests you, Kate, are part of a wonderful minority of people who think about what the believe and why, whether it be science or religion. Not that this excuses hi from not quoting any references to studies done on the origin of a person's beliefs...and surely there must be some.