Posted: May 09, 2012 12:47 am
archibald wrote:IgnorantiaNescia wrote:As for that claimed spectacular U-turn, it really is an anti-climax. Dr Hoffmann responds on his blog....
Except nobody said it was spectacular, did they?
Is this really the level of discussion? Every 'onside' contribution is applauded and every 'offside' contribution is underplayed and apologised for. One gets the impression that if Richard Dawkins started advocating HJ, he'd be lovingly adopted on the spot.
Yes, it's rather like a football match and some of the hooligans are here to cheer on their own team, heckle the other team, and beat up on anyone wearing the wrong colors if they think can get away with it.
I think Ehrman erred in taking the low road on this - sure it gets a rousing cheer from the hooligans, but leaves the rest of us rather underwhelmed.