“And of course I could easily go on to name some beliefs that others think are wrong and that I think are right, or vice versa, but would inevitably lose some of my audience at each step along the way—just as, a couple of decades ago, I would have lost a lot of my audience by saying that religion was unworthy of serious debate. ”
So are you admitting to just going for “cheap credit”? In your post you encourage people to stick their intellectual necks out, but seem reluctant to do so yourself.
OK, I may have misunderstood his meaning. I thought he was saying that there were things he would never mention, as it would alienate people, as opposed to just not mentioning it in this post.
“And of course I could easily go on to name some beliefs that others think are wrong and that I think are right, or vice versa, but would inevitably lose some of my audience at each step along the way—just as, a couple of decades ago, I would have lost a lot of my audience by saying that religion was unworthy of serious debate. ”
So are you admitting to just going for “cheap credit”? In your post you encourage people to stick their intellectual necks out, but seem reluctant to do so yourself.
No; he’s trying to stick to the point. He’s stuck his neck out in other posts.
OK, I may have misunderstood his meaning. I thought he was saying that there were things he would never mention, as it would alienate people, as opposed to just not mentioning it in this post.