Even more amazing was the consensus of opinion. I feel myself slightly worried now. To quote a famous author
Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
Even while I was putting together the picture that I featured, I had in mind my own favourite candidate, a relative newcomer to the scene, whose work has been impressing me. Nothing could have prepared me for the level of agreement in your comments. I didn't even do much to lead the audience.
You can see from this bar chart what I mean.
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| Peter Boghossian leads the race - by quite a margin! |
Many of my readers might not be familiar with Boghossian's work, but the results suggest that you should expect to see much more of him soon.
Shortly I will post an article about one of his recent interviews, Pretending to know things that you don't know! Meanwhile here are the links to a couple of his videos. If you are aware of any others, please post links in the comments.
Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and Other Delusions earlier this year. (35 minutes.)
Faith: Pretending to know things you don't know, May 6th 2012 (37 minutes)
6 comments:
Not surprising. He did this talk that I found on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GDNvN1sHkE
The Malcontent's Gambit people that you wrote about have a nice little summary of his recent work: http://www.malcontentsgambit.com/2012/05/27/how-to-eliminate-faith-a-lesson/
Has he responded to this poll? Can you interview him?
You should check out my interview with him on The Good Atheist: http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2012/06/05/the-good-atheist-podcast-episode-169/
Sam Harris gave love to this podcast he did: http://www.philosophynews.com/post/2011/12/05/Interview-with-Peter-Boghossian.aspx
Will you try and interview him?
Peter Boghossian on NEPA Freethought Society Podcast
"Practical Strategies to Combat Faith"
http://nepafreethought.org/podcast/episode?p=12
Don't revoke my atheist card, but I've never heard of this Peter chap. But I'm all for replacing Hitch. Hell let's have a million horsepeople. Awesomeness
Kriss
Yup, he's hot property. Could have predicted this. Saw him speak in Portland to a house that was so packed it I could barely breathe. Guy is amazing. He has an incredible charisma and is sharp as a tack. Will be interesting to see where he goes.
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