That said, I know that your point wasn't to say that he isn't, but to point out that there's no requirement to be as smart as he is to engage in basic reasoning, and there's nothing that prevents a reasonable assent to a smarter person's position, if what you're utilizing to get there is good reasoning.
Yes, this was my point. I'm pretty sure I acknowledged the intelligence of men like Dennett months ago when making pretty much the same point as I am now - that reasoning is reasoning regardless of such disparities.
That isn't to say Dennett isn't guilty of major blunders in terms of his failure to understand the basic truths of first principles. I was reminded of EMJ's writings against Dennett et al in Logos Rising just yesterday, when watching an interview with him and an old guest of Taylor Marshall's show, (I was very excited when I saw the title, thinking perhaps EMJ had finally discovered Smith), in which he relates .
Oh, nice! I am going to be catching this interview today for sure.
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