Comments on: Andrew Sullivan’s one-dimensional analysis

By: Geoff Arnold » Blog Archive » The thinking person’s imperative

Geoff Arnold » Blog Archive » The thinking person’s imperative — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:00:55 +0000

[...] might have added that timid and fearful people will always defend tradition, too. In striving for a creative balance between liberalism and conservatism, the odds have always been stacked against the [...]

By: Chasing Shadows » Blog Archive » Balance in All Things

Chasing Shadows » Blog Archive » Balance in All Things — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:42:15 +0000

[...] I thought this guy was me when I first read the subtitle of his blog. But I am not a mac-user. [...]

By: Dawkins and the delusions of theists « Geoff Arnold

Dawkins and the delusions of theists « Geoff Arnold — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:26:46 +0000

[...] I did mention Dawkins’ book in passing, and said that I basically agreed with it. The fact that it’s #2 on the Amazon best-seller list is a good thing; it’s going to get a lot of people talking – and hopefully thinking – about atheism as a practical alternative. Structurally, it’s a “horizontal” book, a series of essays on various topics related to theistic belief. There’s something for everyone, as it were. This means, however, that it lacks the structural coherence of, say, Dan Dennett’s Breaking The Spell – or of most of Dawkins’ earlier work. It’s closer to Sam Harris, an author who alternately delights and infuriates me. [...]

By: Mads Kvalsvik

Mads Kvalsvik — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:14:09 +0000

A great review, I think you are exactly right. As a fellow European ex-pat living in America I feel that much Europe has lost its conservative sceptisism and sense of history while conservative America has fallen prey to their own smear campaign of the word “liberalism”. Unfortunately today’s moderate Democrats, who actucally strike a fairly good balance between conservatism and liberalism in my view, don’t know how to present themselves. They would be wise to note this insightful review.

By: Werner

Werner — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:43:46 +0000

I was a bit too fast with the submit, I wanted to add the link to the BBC interview as the antidote to american prime time telvision: Hew Edwards Interviews Richard Dawkins

By: Werner

Werner — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:25:56 +0000

You might enjoy Dawkins surviving the extreme superficiality of Stephen Colbert: Stephen Colber Interviews Richard Dawkins

By: Marion Vermazen

Marion Vermazen — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:39:38 +0000

Actuallly I don’t think it is a balance or a static state but a pendulum swing that is constantly changing. Unfortunately I’m not sure where the Republicans are right now. They just aren’t on the conservative side of the pendulum swing. But you are absolutely right you need both sides….. liberal and conservative to gain the creative balance or perhaps one could say to have the pendulum gain the advantages that exist on each side of the pendulum swing.