John Horgan’s ‘Soft vs. Hard Targets’
An audio reading of John Horgan’s article in Scientific American. I am not endorsing Mr. Horgan’s views, but I think it’s an essay worth responding to. I invite you in comments to add your response.
The original, Scientific American (John Horgan):
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/dear-skeptics-bash-homeopathy-and-bigfoot-less-mammograms-and-war-more/A response from Respectful Insolence blog (Orac/Gorski):
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2016/05/18/john-horgan-is-skeptical-of-skeptics-or-homeopathy-and-bigfoot-versus-the-quest-for-world-peace/Why Evolution is True response (Jerry Coyne):
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/john-horgan-in-criticizing-skepticism-officially-becomes-an-internet-troll/NeuroLogica Blog (Steven Novella):
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/john-horgan-is-skeptical-of-skeptics/SkepticInk blog (Edward Clint):
http://www.skepticink.com/incredulous/2016/05/22/john-horgans-confusions-skepticism-science/Horgan’s counter-response:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/my-response-to-responses-to-my-critique-of-skepticism/