“EVERYONE is qualified to criticize EVERY lame-brained idea that is put into the public marketplace of stupid ideas.”
Sure, anyone can criticize, but to be qualified to criticize one needs to understand the issue at hand and have adequate background knowledge.
MS is lacking in this area.
“Sure, anyone can criticize, but to be qualified to criticize one needs to understand the issue at hand and have adequate background knowledge.”
As it turns out, there is not certifying body that determines qualifications to criticize. The marketplace of ideas has sharp elbows. Expect it. Expect to be slammed by every other viewpoint. Don’t fear it or be shocked by it.
If something is true, it can withstand any criticism. If it is false, it is better to know that now, if you seek truth. If you seek only to preserve bias, you will not like the process in the marketplace.
Savage is an intelligent guy. I heard his criticism and I believe it was legitimate. The pope was wrong to put forth this idea as true. It is false.
There is no “legitimate” form of theft from some - at the point of a gun - to give to others. It remains theft.