tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298691171554932163.post8117277628905549879..comments2015-09-18T19:02:52.700-07:00Comments on Spokane Atheist: Christian NationAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746796871091044884noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298691171554932163.post-82280475517596377982009-11-16T21:23:19.688-08:002009-11-16T21:23:19.688-08:00Well, Kirk does argue from evidence -- but it is e...Well, Kirk does argue from evidence -- but it is evidence from custom and tradition. Remember when I said that Kirk was a Burkean? To Edmund Burke, the most important facts about any given society were its customs and traditions. So, if you read Kirk with that in mind, you'll see that he is referencing lots of data. Just not social science data or other types of emperical data. <br /><br Mark in Spokanehttp://www.markinspokane.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298691171554932163.post-35367204862973774912009-11-16T16:14:51.657-08:002009-11-16T16:14:51.657-08:00The "Obama Sucks, Go GOD!" comment was m...The "Obama Sucks, Go GOD!" comment was my lame attempt at a bad joke. <br /><br />My problem with Kirk is not so much his ideas, it's the lack of evidence. He seems to say that we need theism to be a good and productive society, but, and I may be taking his article further than he intended, the opposite of this is that atheists are incapable of forming a moral and productive Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746796871091044884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298691171554932163.post-28132917671010405802009-11-16T16:01:57.441-08:002009-11-16T16:01:57.441-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463116279752530389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298691171554932163.post-28954124781271416652009-11-16T14:33:47.170-08:002009-11-16T14:33:47.170-08:00First, interesting blog. I'm glad I found it....First, interesting blog. I'm glad I found it.<br /><br />Second, my blog is a little bit more than right-wing ranting about Obama. I'm no fan of the current president or the Democrats in Congress, but I've got lots on my blog other than stuff about that. And if you check my blog-rolls, you'll see lots of links to Democrat, Libertarian and liberal sites. C'mon -- I'll Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.com