tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post7310629480847412836..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: A More Thoughtful Take on Political BrainsDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-25622225591380955202012-04-22T08:46:42.172-07:002012-04-22T08:46:42.172-07:00Perhaps another explanation is that there is no re...Perhaps another explanation is that there is no reason to try and "persuade" those that continue to be denialists, as they will never be persuaded. Best to highlight their tactics and move on.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-6403016269200002692012-04-22T01:47:48.560-07:002012-04-22T01:47:48.560-07:00Good point on that last extract.
One of the great...Good point on that last extract.<br /><br />One of the great ironies about Chris Mooney's writing is that he was, a few years ago, all about "framing" in such a way as to avoid alienating those who need to be persuaded. But his most recent framing of the science denial problem is absolutely the most alienating tack he could have taken.<br /><br />I don't think you have any obligation to read Mooney's book. <br /><br />Of course, (I try to say gently), if you choose not to read it, and yet also try to make specific criticisms, you are very likely to make errors -- as you did last time, frankly.<br /><br />That is not a defense of Mooney's thesis... as I tried to emphasize in my earlier reply to you; now the <a href="http://davidappell.blogspot.com/2012/03/no-its-not-republicans-brains.html?showComment=1333400360126#c2932627122782339793" rel="nofollow">last comment in the earlier thread</a>.sylashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594421176931832170noreply@blogger.com