Posted: Nov 08, 2015 3:27 am
by proudfootz
I think 'denialist' in this context is an appeal to emotions.

To reject a claim that is merely 'possible' is no crime against rationality.

To reject a claim that is merely 'plausible' is not a crime against rationality.

McGrath and others need to match their rhetoric to the confidence their claims obtain on those they seek to persuade.