Consistency in Ad Hominen Dismissals

A)  Bunch of aging hippies and
B)  Bunch of know nothing aspiring academics

are not consistent. 

Ideological blindness often keeps people from recognizing that the typical writer on this blog is younger.  Such should be obvious from the lack of discretion often shown in entering particular arguments.  I believe the median age on this blog is close to 30.  Going through Gerald Campbell’s bio, I’m guessing he is the senior member of the blog and a bit of an outlier age-wise.

Since these things come up from time to time, I figure it would be a good time to review some things for the casual reader.  The pelvic issues as some label them don’t come up all that much on this blog.  There have been about 45 posts with divorce in them and 25 or so posts addressing gay marriage.  Most of those are tangential treatments.  I’m not aware of any issues over the Church’s teaching over contraception.  Abortion has been addressed in 220 posts and is certainly the most contentious issue on the blog.  All contributors agree that the legal sanction of abortion is an abomination.  Several contributors believe that correcting this abomination through law is unachievable as society is presently constituted, and therefore a wider approach needs to be taken toward evaluating the efficacy of any candidate’s approach to abortion.  In other words, the reduction of incidence of abortion should take precedence over attempts to limit the scope of legal abortion given societal realities at this time.  I and other contributors do not find this sufficient, but I also don’t feel the need to reiterate my previous arguments on every occasion I’m given the opportunity.

From what I understand, I and Gerald Campbell are the only ones to have endorsed Obama for President.  Henry Karlson, Michael Iafrate (Catholic Anarchist) and Policraticus have clearly stated they aren’t supporting the two major party candidates.  Although he hasn’t formalized it, I’m pretty sure Jonathan Jones will be endorsing McCain.  I don’t anticipate Blackadder will be endorsing Obama, and likewise I don’t anticipate Mornings Minion endorsing McCain.  RCM and Katerina haven’t declared to the best of my knowledge.  My memory simply fails on who the other contributors are considering, if they are considering anyone.