re: #123 wrenchwench

Since you have ‘more than a passing interest’ in the subject, it shouldn’t be too hard to tell what sources you have found helpful. Or so I thought. You do seem to become better acquainted with Spencer as the thread wears on.

I wouldn’t point to anything in particular, my views are informed by everything I’ve read, watched and listened to for years. You don’t have to read the works of scholars to form an opinion on an issue, not if it’s in the news every single day, though there are certainly many editorials and op/eds in the news written by scholars. For example, today in the New York Times there is a “Room for debate” about this exact issue, with various intellectuals and public figures weighing in, and I read all of them. There was also an editorial by Reza Aslan the other day in which he addresses this.

Yes, I’ve become better acquainted with Spencer et al, because you folks keep talking about him and I did some googling so I could better understand what you were referring to.