Comments

1. #1 Mustafa Mond, FCD

   October 30, 2006

   I think it’s interesting that he cites age and parenthood as two factors contributing to lack of belief. I wouldn’t have imagined that. (Except for the simple case of someone being raised in a religious environment, then dropping their faith when they manage to step outside the box for a while)

2. #2 razib

   October 30, 2006

   Except for the simple case of someone being raised in a religious environment

   to be clear, john’s dad was a militant atheist. his religion was absorbed from his schooling years.

3. #3 James Kabala

   October 30, 2006

   I remember when Derbyshire was NR’s resident entertaining reactionary crank. His gradual evolution into resident entertaining anti-social conservative crank has been interesting to watch. I wonder if he will ever drop his anti-gay stance? It’s such a key part of his persona, but it sits so uncomfortably now with all his other social issue positions.

4. #4 razib

   October 30, 2006

   His gradual evolution into resident entertaining anti-social conservative crank has been interesting to watch. I wonder if he will ever drop his anti-gay stance?

   the anti-gay stance is one of intuitive personal aversion, so prolly not. unlike other social conservatives it is less from socially conditioned conviction that pure disgust and aversion.

5. #5 Ramesh

   November 5, 2008

   Razib, read this rant from your friend. Weird.

6. #6 razib

   November 5, 2008

   hey, john doesn’t play to the audience, does he? and the corner is in my RSS, so i saw it, and if you read his comments re: b. hussein obama it isn’t so weird.