Yet another one bites the dust??? Who will be left to defend your side of the debate, if this keeps up? When the best are gone, that is?
With deep personal regrets, Professor, I respect your wish, and will comply.
Good night, Professor.
Alas, I'm also on the no-ping-please list for a number of otherwise fascinating correspondents. Oh well, we can always carry on a conversation with each other!
Thanks for the compliment, but seriously, if you want a debate on philosophical naturalism, you might consider that conceding that your opponents might have a point to make is a first step. Attacking Pinker and Wilson, both highly erudite men who are not fools, not knee-jerk leftists (Pinker was Larry Summers' most conspicuous defender, and WIlson has been viciously attacked by the left over the last quarter century), and who have come to their positions thoughtfully, is not a productive way to start.