Comments for Josh May

Comment on Colin McGinn on Religion & Scientism by Ian

Ian — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:30:44 +0000

In many classes, I find myself insulted by people who claim there is no God.
Not because that is their claim (every opinion must be treated with respect) so much as they usually take the next step to say that all people who believe in God are simply reenacting what their parents told them to do and all their structures of belief revolve around neglecting science and reason.
Examples of people unable to articulate why it is they believe what they believe and historical references (say the Spanish Inquisition) are always brought up. While they are related, they do not necessarily represent every individual who has similar, but not exactly the same belief system.

That being said, I naturally would hope that every person on Earth finds truth (that truth I’ve found at this point in my life being God), but if someone was to disagree with that opinion, I hope they would have the character McGinn has. He sounds like a man who has made his opinion with the knowledge that he could be proven wrong at any moment, but his current opinion is the product of years of research and logical reasoning.
We all need to be ready to be wrong, that’s what will drive the human race forward.
So, for what it’s worth, God bless

Comment on Peer Review by Alex Leibowitz

Alex Leibowitz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:11:07 +0000

I love that: “Or I could write it up for Scientific American.”

Comment on Publications by Paper Accepted at Pacific APA » Josh May

Paper Accepted at Pacific APA » Josh May — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:37:56 +0000

[...] just got word that my paper “What in the World Is Weakness of Will?” (latest abstract available on this page) has been accepted for presentation at a colloquium session at the next meeting of the Pacific [...]

Comment on Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize! by Josh May

Josh May — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:54:47 +0000

It really has! And to top it off, I just stood in line at a coffee shop with Noam Chomsky!

Comment on Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize! by KT

KT — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:26:32 +0000

That’s great news, Josh. I’d say this has been a pretty good year for you!

Comment on Paper Accepted at Pacific APA by Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize! » Josh May

Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize! » Josh May — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:43:13 +0000

[...] just found out that I got an Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize for the paper I’ll be presenting at the Pacific APA Meeting! And it comes with a travel stipend as [...]

Comment on Paper Accepted at Pacific APA by Josh May

Josh May — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:39 +0000

Thanks, guys! Kevin, I just got word back and they said I can present at both. Maybe it’s because the Teaching Philosophy thing is a “special session,” but I’m not sure.

Comment on Paper Accepted at Pacific APA by Andrew Cullison

Andrew Cullison — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:11:29 +0000

Congrats! That’s great news!

Comment on Paper Accepted at Pacific APA by KT

KT — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:25:54 +0000

Excellent. Thanks. I’m inclined not to ask and hope no one notices!

Comment on Paper Accepted at Pacific APA by Josh May

Josh May — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:03:40 +0000

Thanks, Kevin! I’ve been wondering that too. The acceptance letter said something about making sure not to be on the main “daytime” program more than once, but they said “normally.” So I wrote them to ask about my case. I’ll let you know what they say.