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I wasn't aware of that crankery, however, that does not discredit these straightforward allegations (argumentum ad hominem). I should add that this particular t
by pervycreeper 11y ago
I wasn't aware of that crankery, however, that does not discredit these straightforward allegations (argumentum ad hominem). I should add that this particular tactic is already being practiced on the bigwigs in the atheist community, so it's far from implausible.
- ceejayoz 11y ago"A source I won't name says people I don't like are out to get me" from a known crank is not a "straightforward allegation".
- comex 11y agoThe allegations have absolutely no evidence behind them. In that case of course one should take into account their source's general credibility, or lack thereof. As for the atheist community, you will have to provide a source.
- pervycreeper 11y agoi) I think there's a difference between being a conspiracy theorist (allegedly; haven't looked into this), and being a liar. Credibility does not extend across domains, either. An authority on, say, OS design might be a complete fool when it comes to politics (for instance). ii) Allegations have been made against Micheal Schirmer and Lawrence Krauss (not hard to find if you search for them).