tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676829.post-83279915955496276712008-03-20T19:15:00.000-04:002008-03-20T19:15:00.000-04:00Wonderful article. Totally agree. I used to think highly of Dawkins until a month ago I came accross the same little story yo tell here. I was pretty disillusioned that he would through overboard such a uselful intellectual tool as cultural relativism. It was particuarly useful for me when I was a south american gradstudent in the US.<BR/><BR/>I had not read the note about the other sensible people who call themselves cultural relativist, though. I'm only little less disillusioned now.<BR/><BR/>In my head, I've been trying to organize my ideas on the subject , but it turns out you said exactly what I wanted to say. I am a geologist, and I think that makes me pretty bad philosopher (social sciences are hoby of mine), so your article came as great relief.<BR/><BR/>Now, I need some reassurance ad bakcground information here: Dawkins is the one using th term "Cultural relativism" confusingly, isn't he?<BR/><BR/>Greeting form Chile,Ramon Aguirre M.noreply@blogger.com