It started out that way, but over time it seemed like over time the response morphed into, “okay, Taubes is wrong about thee things but so what?” Jack even made the argument that Taubes isn’t a rationalist so it’s unfair to hold him to that standard.
Really? Most of the negative reactions have been explicitly about finding the posts unconvincing. I doubt those people will stop citing Taubes.
It started out that way, but over time it seemed like over time the response morphed into, “okay, Taubes is wrong about thee things but so what?” Jack even made the argument that Taubes isn’t a rationalist so it’s unfair to hold him to that standard.
Not “unfair” just not relevant to whether or not he is essentially right.