tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post3457535828764116663..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: MR. SMARTYPANTSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-79831577230811506092011-12-02T13:00:38.969-05:002011-12-02T13:00:38.969-05:00I think Temperance Brennan's arrogance is rega...I think Temperance Brennan's arrogance is regarded as extremely eccentric even among the "squints" she works with.<br /><br />I'd like to say in passing that a much more attractive characteristic of Bones is her unapologetic atheism. She's not the first atheist on television, but she's one of the few who isn't a foil for some pro-religion message.Aaron Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146735072488009653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-90255652919876134422011-12-01T10:16:01.138-05:002011-12-01T10:16:01.138-05:00There is such pleasure gained from reading a well ...There is such pleasure gained from reading a well constructed essay like this.<br /><br />There is also pleasure in having related observations condensed into one sentence. Paul Krugman: "Gingrich Is what stupid people think a smart person sounds like".<br /><br />And, speaking of clever people and compact expression: can we get these people to stop comparing themselves to Churchill?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352604426264031302noreply@blogger.com