tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post4002727337328050115..comments2023-06-19T04:35:06.263-07:00Comments on Skeptic's Play: Humanists on racemillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-10650752555874958432012-09-17T19:15:40.068-07:002012-09-17T19:15:40.068-07:00Shabby choice of control group. You can't comp...Shabby choice of control group. You can't compare pieces by one author with a forum thread with multiple participants. Better would have been to choose an established platform of an anti-racism movement as control. But I know why you did it anyway. ;-)<br /><br />In the depths of the colorblindness water I see treacherous semantic currents, but I'll tip-toe into it anyway:<br /><br />Colorblindness as a <b>default policy</b> is <i>good</i>.<br /><br />In fact, it's better than anything else you can come up with. The notable and in this context quite relevant example where this does not apply is organizations which focus on racial justice. But rooting out racial prejudice (or changing people's mind in general) is not the activity persued by most of society. So give the colorblind some slack...<br /><br />You did not link to Paul Kurtz's Manifesto, but only to something by him that quotes it. I can understand how you did not actually read his piece. Neither did I, even though I tried to, but I instantly share your dislike of his writing.sznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-91154362661774931892012-09-13T10:55:18.182-07:002012-09-13T10:55:18.182-07:00There's probably something to be said about th...There's probably something to be said about the difference between the views expressed by magazine articles vs the views expressed by readers vs the views expressed by self-identified humanists who aren't necessarily attached to any humanist organization. I am still happy to see the magazine articles addressing race maturely, and it made me feel more optimistic about humanism.<br /><br />PS, I love what you do, Debbie!millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-65455085232206522802012-09-12T19:36:44.695-07:002012-09-12T19:36:44.695-07:00Hi,
I'm the director of African Americans for...Hi,<br /><br />I'm the director of African Americans for Humanism, mentioned above, which is a program of the Council for Secular Humanism (also mentioned) that was created with support from Paul Kurtz—and I share some of your concerns.<br /><br />In my opinion, the colorblind attitude crops up too often in humanist discussions, although it seems that it's not reflected in the pages of the magazines you examined. Check out the comments on this forum, for example: http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/644785-black-nonbelievers-speak-out<br /><br />I'm glad to see more writing about this.<br /><br />Best,<br />Debbie GoddardUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300003939990551897noreply@blogger.com