A very special place for all the worst comments I get on my blog.
I’ve decided to stop censoring comments. I think it is a terrible thing to do and have only had to censor a handful of comments in the lifespan of this blog. But, starting from today I will be showcasing the worst comments, instead of covering them up. I just feel better about it this way.
Please feel free to express your opinion about these comments.
The first entry in the hall of shame is by someone called Patrizia who earns this esteemed position for stating outright that skeptics caused the Inquisition, the Holocaust, and other horrendous things. She is factually incorrect and excruciatingly ignorant both of the position of scientific skeptics and the terrible acts she blames us for.
Wow. Really. The holocaust? Anyway… someone needs to get a copy of the OED and look up the damn word. Ask if they know what credulous/credulity mean… here is a hint… accusing someone of being credulous is not a compliment.
On the other hand:
Skeptic
noun
1.
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
2.
a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others.
3.
a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it.
I would bet dimes to donuts that it is Number 3 that really pisses the commenter off.
You could point out that philosophical skepticism which is where the modern terms derives its meaning started in ancietn greece… long before Christianity. Though philosophical skepticism is very different from what we are discussing.
Their comment is hyperbole.
Give me 1 skeptic over a truck load of credulous fools any day.
It’s funny cos she thinks believing everything you see makes you intelligent somehow…