http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2007/05/06/do-four-flakes-make-an-avalanche/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-four-flakes-make-an-avalanche n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2007/05/06/do-four-flakes-make-an-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-6453 Christopher B. Hayes Mon, 07 May 2007 13:56:53 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/05/06/do-four-flakes-make-an-avalanche/#comment-6453 What there has been is an avalanche of press on these books which they would not have enjoyed in 1979. Thirty years ago, they would not have registered on the national radar the way they do today because NPR and the television networks wouldn't have been so bold about promoting them. (Well, NPR probably would have, but they didn't have as many listeners back then.) Also, the blessing and curse of the internet allows any niche, good or bad, to garner more attention. Hearing Dawkins blabber about the Spaghetti Monster, is the price we pay for having a venue available to discuss Eunomia. What there has been is an avalanche of press on these books which they would not have enjoyed in 1979. Thirty years ago, they would not have registered on the national radar the way they do today because NPR and the television networks wouldn’t have been so bold about promoting them. (Well, NPR probably would have, but they didn’t have as many listeners back then.) Also, the blessing and curse of the internet allows any niche, good or bad, to garner more attention. Hearing Dawkins blabber about the Spaghetti Monster, is the price we pay for having a venue available to discuss Eunomia.

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