Daniell Dennetts - Breaking the Spell - in pictures

reposted from: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Brights-DDH

From: "pickersgill_reef"
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:41 pm

I am a regular user of flickr and I've found that much more successful. If you're interested, I have a set of pictures associated with a discusion of Dennett's Breaking the Spell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/preef/sets/72057594119522789/) Hi Emo Yes, I'm interested in good ways of explaining Darwin's ideas in debate. You're right, there's lots of misunderstanding and misrepresentation out there. I'll try to be as brief as I can on your flickr question. First, as a photographer, obviously I have an obvious affinity for the site. However, I think there are some generally good things about it. I find that it has a critical mass of people on it and so all the projects I've been involved in benefit from being able to tap into this vast community. It's a more fertile place in which to get a meme to spread. I also like the fact that discussions are linked to images. These act as mnemonic devises for me - I find it easier to remember where different arguments and threads are located. The use of images breaks up the discussion too and sometimes an image makes the point more concisely and eloquently than can be easily achieved in text alone. It also means that a discussion can flow from one picture to another, preventing a discussion getting so long in one location that it's impossible for people to join in without spending hours reading what's gone before. Flickr seems a place where there's less flaming, trolling and general bad humour.