tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post320381441625530439..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.271-05:00Comments on Adventus: The Consolations of LiteratureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-24126999514270053052015-05-05T08:39:50.374-05:002015-05-05T08:39:50.374-05:00I agree, but I found the split to be along the lin...I agree, but I found the split to be along the lines Harris is guilty of: a complete inability to self-examine.<br /><br />Harris insists he is holy, and the "other" is unclean. That's the real basis of his analysis, but he can't look at himself in the mirror clearly enough to even acknowledge it. Chomsky shows him the mirror again and again, and Harris only asks "Who's the fairest of them all?"<br /><br />The comments in support of Harris follow pretty much the same standard. Interestingly, a few people seemed to realize their emperor had no clothes. But, taking a cue from you about the important of religion, I really can't overemphasize the importance of humility and self-examination. Chomsky is not quite interested in that particular topic, but he does understand that sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.<br /><br />Harris still imagines he stands apart from the world and, from the Olympian perch, he is above and apart from mere human concerns and actions which have consequences (just as the Greek gods actions had consequences, but not for them, so what did they care?).Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-41454054285947030302015-05-05T08:24:37.217-05:002015-05-05T08:24:37.217-05:00The reactions in the comments are interesting and ...The reactions in the comments are interesting and seem, to me, to fall on a line between those who either can deal with or care about detail and accuracy and those who either can't or don't care. I can well imagine lots of people calling what Chomsky said "word salad" though what he said was clear and lucid and backed with factual support and clear parallels in history. <br /><br />I think that explains a lot about internet and public discourse in the new millennium, so far. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.com