Chris Tollefsen’s reply is up, over at Public Discourse. Note about the reading level: I didn’t have to look up any words in the dictionary, which is pretty noteworthy. But the crux paragraphs do require you to slow down and read carefully. So don’t try to skim, you’ll just end up feeling really dumb or really resentful, depending on your disposition.
(Why yes, I did know he was going to link to this blog, he warned me a few days ago. No, I did not know about any of the other contents of the reply until I read it this morning, other than that he promised to address the Nazi at the Door problem. Which he does.)
So this is the thread for discussing the state of the debate as it stands today, if there’s anyone left who isn’t thoroughly bored or disgusted with the topic by now. (And who has free time. I’m fascinated by the problem, but I have other problems, such as long division, calling me today.) I have not done a check for new posts elsewhere this morning, so by all means link to anything fresh that you think moves forward the discussion.
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