Comments on: No End In Sight to the Assault on Reason http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html Personal Blog for James Christopher Hardie Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: The Richmond News Review http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-48387 The Richmond News Review Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:17:08 +0000 http://www.chrishardie.com/weblog/archives/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-48387 <strong>RNR #22: Pal-Item update interview, crowdsourcing, book review</strong> In this episode: an interview with Palladium-Item Online Editor Jason Truitt. Plus, notes about happenings in online media and citizen journalism, and a review of Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore’s book, The Assault on Reason. Read more below for l... RNR #22: Pal-Item update interview, crowdsourcing, book review

In this episode: an interview with Palladium-Item Online Editor Jason Truitt. Plus, notes about happenings in online media and citizen journalism, and a review of Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore’s book, The Assault on Reason. Read more below for l...

]]> By: Chris http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-42005 Chris Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.chrishardie.com/weblog/archives/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-42005 This is also being discussed as a <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/3/195018/9194" rel="nofollow">cross-posting on my DailyKos Diary</a>. This is also being discussed as a cross-posting on my DailyKos Diary.

]]> By: Adam b. http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-41921 Adam b. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:35:17 +0000 http://www.chrishardie.com/weblog/archives/2007/09/no-end-in-sight-to-the-assault-on-reason.html#comment-41921 Very true. I will have to go check those out. You're definitely right about the triumph of rhetoric over reason, style over substance. The Internet is certainly a meritocracy, but of lulz not ideas. For example, Miss South Carolina has had no trouble getting her message out! For another, check out Flock of Dodos, a documentary about the evolution "debates". Pretty convincing that science and logic have severe PR problems. Very true. I will have to go check those out.

You're definitely right about the triumph of rhetoric over reason, style over substance. The Internet is certainly a meritocracy, but of lulz not ideas.

For example, Miss South Carolina has had no trouble getting her message out!

For another, check out Flock of Dodos, a documentary about the evolution "debates". Pretty convincing that science and logic have severe PR problems.

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