hi Richard, I have no specific reference to Dawkins, just that whenever I hear him the hairs on my back go up ... just seems to me to the other side of the coin to evangelical fundamentalism, though of course, from a more complex point of view based in rational thinking, but definitely not 'integral' ... To make this hard, I'd have to study him in detail, something I'm unwilling to do, just as I would not spent a lot of time studying the Tea Party or theocratic evangelicals .. I don't find it interesting enough, too much of what he does not understand is summaril rejected ..<br>
<br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Poor Richard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:poor.ricardo@gmail.com">poor.ricardo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I would join Michel in taking strong exception to the Pinker quote, despite owing much to Pinker's general body of work; but Dawkins is slammed without being quoted so I can't comment on that. I share Chris Knight's concerns, but find this quote to be too absolute and categorical with respect to ALL Evolutionary psychologists. I will stipulate that EvoPsych is a new field and can be <i>expected</i> to make many of the same mistakes as early psychology, social science, etc. I cannot paint� the whole field with the same brush, even though it is perhaps the least reputable and credible of any of the new fields attempting to assimilate cognitive neuroscience, genetics, and evolution into its portfolio.<br>
<br>I would not characterize my own position as "fundamentalist" in any respect. My view is largely integral. While the cautionary sentiment expressed is entirely appropriate, healthy, and organic (the dangers of scientism are ever-present) I don't feel they pertain to my own views or remarks. If� any of my own comments seem to express fundamentalist or overly extreme positions, please quote them so I can consider revisions.<br>
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