Thank you for hanging in there.
A couple of points:
1. I plan to re-write the final chapter of my book, trying to make its logic less dependent on accounts of my personal changes and more simply the expression of careful reasoning applied to a lot of real world evidence. This I will aim to do in the next two months, and when it is re-written to my satisfaction, I will take down the old version and post the new one.
2. This decision came about because I did get some thoughtful feedback from one of my friends who is a college instructor and who was taken enough with what I was trying to accomplish to read right to the end of my book. Her comments were helpful in at least two senses: first, she made me see why some readers are not getting my logic; and second, her questions showed me that my approach and tone in that final chapter are simply too self-absorbed. What I want to say about the probability of the existence of God is much more important than any personal epiphanies I may have had on the long road to my conclusion, and the truth of my main thesis can be demonstrated without accounts of my personal trials being inserted at all.
Which leads me to say once again: please, anyone out there in cyber-space who is reading this blog, send me your comments, questions, etc. Even if I don't agree with what you have to say, I will provide responses and answers that are based on reasoning and empirical evidence, not on personal, non-replicable experiences or on references to ancient texts. In short, if you can spare a minute or two, I need your feedback. Your email address will not be put on any lists for advertising or fund-raising or crackpot campaigns. I don't even know how to do such stuff.
But I do have to make this book better so that its ideas spread, even if no one in the future ever knows my name. What I am trying to say about the nature of moral values and how vital they are to the future of our species is so large compared to me and my foibles that I and my attached quirks dwindle to insignificance.
My email for this blog is: <drwendell49@gmail.com>
Have a great day. -- Dwight
I came here via the link on Geoff's Facebook page. I was curious and thought I'd take a look.
ReplyDeleteI don't have much time for paper-reading (or screen-reading for that matter) -- I mostly get my fix via audiobooks. Having read this post, I wonder if you've read Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer?