Monday, April 23, 2012

On Quoting Richard Lewontin

Someone has asked me why I so often quote the geneticist Richard Lewontin in my arguments, noting that he's a professed materialist who has written a some things I can be assumed to disagree with.

The reason is that I know that if Lewontin has said something relevant to what I'm discussing it be fully informed, rigorously thought out, honesty addressed and well said.   Despite whatever ideological differences I have with him,  Richard Lewontin is always worth reading and considering.

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