The Dilbert Past
I linked to Scott Adams’ blog in the Grapefruit notables a little while back. Only a few weeks after launching his blog, he got himself into a spot of controversy with this post on the debate between Evolution and Intelligent Design. A scientist/blogger known as PZ Myers responded with ‘Scott Adams is a Wally’.
And then, of course, it keeps going: I’m really only blogging this to conveniently link to all the steps of the debate. So, in chronological order:
- Scott responds to general criticism in his comments here, before specifically responding to Myers’ response in this post.
- Myers responds to the response with an attempt to summarise Adams position.
- Adams responds with a discussion of who he finds credible, which seems to be his point in all this.
- Myers explains what his problem with Adams’ original post is.
- Adams encourages people to tell him why he’s stupid.
- Myers responds by explaining what he thought Adams was wrong about. And he uses a Calvin and Hobbes picture so he gets bonus points.
- Someone at Sedition.com spoofs Adams’ original post.
- The results of Adams’ ‘Why I’m Stupid’ post are posted.
And I think that brings us up to date. If anyone can be bothered reading all, or some, of that: what do you think? I think Adams thinks he’s debunking pathetic excuses for debate. I think Myers thinks he’s stopping a popular thinker from even suggesting there is a debate. I think Adams isn’t quite used to how debates on the internet go. I think Myers is a bit battle-hardened by them.