Why I Don't Respect Apologetic Philosophy 1, 2 + 3

Gary Edwards: Theres something fishy about where this stuff comes from. Why not go for credit(s) in the real world instead?


Links:

+ The Phil-Papers surveys: http://philpapers.org/surveys/

+ Analysis:http://philpapers.org/archive/BOUWDP

+ CCCU official site: http://www.cccu.org/

+ CCCU on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_...

+ US National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

Starring:

Adam Curtis (in spirit), music from 'Assault On Precinct 13' by John Carpenter, Billy Sunday, J.G Ballard, Gabrielle Drake, 'melting phone' sound from the Sidney Lumet film 'Failsafe', The Radio-Shack TSR80, William Lane Craig, The Misfits, 80's RCA TV set, Peter Faulk as Inspector Columbo, Some scaremonger from the Houston Baptist University, Donald Sutherland, 'Credit in the Straight World' by the Young Marble Giants, Animal House, Ginger Rogers in 'Gold Diggers 1933', Some bigoted fundi blowhard, Ronald Reagan, Dancing from the 80's.

N.B. Apologetics is very old.

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Gary Edwards: So guys, how come all the people who disagree with you are so stupid?

Links:

'New wine Into Old Wineskins' —Luke 5:36-39, KJV

Two examples of the conservative Apologist literature of the sort I criticise can be found here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naturalism-Cr...

[How fucking much! Seriously, find a free pdf like I would deny doing in court]

and here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackwell-Com...

Both are introduced in a rather revivalist style, trumpeting a great post positivist resurgence in faith based thought that is set to sweep through philosophy. Although it has to be said that if the revolution is coming, and its distinct from the post-positivist turn of the sixties, it certainly seems, by 2013, to be taking its time. Its also worth researching the strident claims, or damning quotes, that contributors to these volumes (and others) make or cite, with some authority, as if these were settled matters amongst the cognoscenti. When, for example, Dallas Willard, in the former volume, talks (Ch2, p41) of the "rise and development of the mind/brain identity thesis during the last half of the twentieth century"; he seems to ignore the rather dramatic damping effect of Putnam's multiple realisability and Davidson's anomalous monism on it during the late 60's and early 70's. I've found that are many many more juicy fau pa's of this sort littered throughout conservative apologist literature, should one care to scrutinize it. Don't take my word for it however, check it out for yourself.

Starring:

Adam Curtis (in spirit), music from 'Assault On Precinct 13' by John Carpenter, Billy Sunday, J.G Ballard, Gabrielle Drake, 'melting phone' sound from the Sidney Lumet film 'Failsafe', A biblical parable, 'Molly Grows Up' (1950s), 'How One College Educates' (1950s), William Lane Craig, LSD experiment on housewife 1950s, 'Toyota City' (long version) by The Human League, Nagoya City Night Drive, 'Banjo duel' clip from 'Deliverance', 'Vision of Love' by Hildegard Von Bingen, JFK assassination [graphic], Vietnam, Woodstock, MLK, RFK, Mai Lai Massacre [graphic], Kent State, President Nixon, Saigon evacuation, Music from 'The Fog' by John Carpenter, VFX, scenes from 'The Fog' directed by John Carpenter, TheCartesianPsychopath, 'My Sharona' by The Knack, Dancing Swedish nuns.

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Gary Edwards: Ahh, but my conspiracy theory is the better explanation! :D

Links:

"Most philosophers at Phd and faculty level are atheists": http://philpapers.org/surveys/metares...

Cultural histories of Fundamentalism, and its late 20th turn to conservative polotics can be found in the PBS documentary 'God in America' and the BBC documentary 'Schama on America - Religion'. There are also numerouse books on this, such as: http://www.amazon.com/The-Roots-Funda...

and this

http://www.amazon.com/The-History-Fun...

The history and state of fundamentalist religion is really interesting, and I'd particually recommend it to US citizens.

Starring:

Adam Curtis (in spirit), music from 'Assault On Precinct 13' by John Carpenter, Billy Sunday, J.G Ballard, Gabrielle Drake, 'melting phone' sound from the Sidney Lumet film 'Failsafe', Fundie end of age gubbins, Holy Ghost napalm death, Theme from Knight Rider, Some fundi on evolution, VFX repents his YT sins, Tachovsky 'sugar plum fairy', J.L Mackie on being coopted by fundies, WLC, 'Somebody's Watching Me' by Rockwell, Jesus supports the GOP, Dancing old guy, EBN (jk), 'Rhubarb' by the Aphex Twin,Castle Bravo shot, epilogue: re-edited scenes from the BBC nuclear war docu/drama 'Threads'.