Readers Reply

BR’s Abdication

I have been struck by the disparity between the letters to the editor and the articles in BR. When I noticed that there was no editorial reply to charges from your readership of incompetence and dishonesty, I knew you had made it into modern times. This is exactly what non-Christian publications do constantly: print whatever they like, whether it makes sense or not, and then print letters to the editor stating whatever their authors like, also regardless of whether they make sense or not, and with particular disregard for whether or not the letters make any serious challenge to the articles.

BR’s message is clear: No one knows, nothing makes sense and the purpose of human intellect is to serve as a source of amusement. Don’t make up your mind. Express anything and everything. Never take a stand and risk your reputation on it. Let the public disagree, if they care to, and then print as many of their conflicting points of view as you like in Readers Reply without any rational refereeing by the editors to eliminate nonsense and to congratulate sense. These are your editorial guidelines.

By the way, you have no right to reply to this letter. Your editorial disclaimer of responsibility prevents you from doing so.