[Cap'n Tightpants]

Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 

Refusing to change your mind or position under any circumstances could more accurately be considered ignorant.

Any, really? I may change them under extraordinary circumstances WRT to firearms, but it won't be over a forum discussion (or a stand-up comedy sketch either, FTM). Is that something you regularly do?

[Waragainstsleep]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Tightpants 

Any, really? I may change them under extraordinary circumstances WRT to firearms, but it won't be over a forum discussion (or a stand-up comedy sketch either, FTM). Is that something you regularly do?

Of course not, but the second you just put your fingers in your ears and humming loudly is the second you become an intellectual write-off.

I may not often change my mind, but some of these discussions make me think and rethink way more often than I tend to admit.

[Cap'n Tightpants]

Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 

Of course not, but the second you just put your fingers in your ears and humming loudly is the second you become an intellectual write-off.

As if the Progressive Left hasn't turned that into an art form.

I may not often change my mind, but some of these discussions make me think and rethink way more often than I tend to admit.

Examples? My position has changed radically on: abortion, capital punishment, and climate change, all due to forum discussions. That's hardly closed-minded.

[besson3c]

Why is Dawkins a representative of the progressive left?

[Cap'n Tightpants]

Pretty sure he isn't, didn't say he is.

[Waragainstsleep]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Tightpants 

As if the Progressive Left hasn't turned that into an art form.



Examples? My position has changed radically on: abortion, capital punishment, and climate change, all due to forum discussions. That's hardly closed-minded.

Yes, abortion would be on my list too. Thats probably the main one.

[Waragainstsleep]

Dawkins tends to get dragged into discussions outside his wheelhouse a lot. I think its often a case of him being categorised by the media because they see him as a lefty spokesperson on one particular subject and they don't tend to do any kind of nuance, so he must be a 'high-ranking lefty' on every subject. Probably doesn't help that he will usually give them an answer if they ask.

Or maybe they value his opinions which are usually quite thoughtful and logical. Or maybe those characteristics just add to the sense he must be a lefty.