tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756434140794129886.post-13989678982881526352008-03-10T15:58:00.001-07:002008-03-10T15:58:53.456-07:002008-03-10T15:58:53.456-07:00Alas, Deleted From Wikipedia<DIV><SPAN class=891235322-10032008>Wikipedia just keeps getting better and better. A couple years ago an Internet Christian apologist created a Wikipedia entry for me as he set about to somewhat systematically answer my criticisms of Christianity. It seems that in January the Wikicops finally caught up to him, and deleted the article due to my blatant lack of "notability". Here is how my entry looked, as currently mirrored on answers.com:</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> <DIV id=wpcontent> <P><B>Brian Holtz</B> is an <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states" target=_top>American</A> <DEADILNK entry_key="Computer software">software</DEADILNK> engineer, blogger, webmaster, and was the <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/libertarian-party-united-states" target=_top>Libertarian</A> running for the <DEADILNK entry_key="United States Congress">United States Congress</DEADILNK> on <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/november-7" target=_top>November 7</A>, <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/2006" target=_top>2006</A> against eight-term incumbent <DEADILNK entry_key="Anna Eshoo">Anna Eshoo</DEADILNK> in <DEADILNK entry_key="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</DEADILNK>. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science (University of S. Mississippi Honors College, 1987) and M.S. in Computer Science (<DEADILNK entry_key="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</DEADILNK>, 1990). He worked with <DEADILNK entry_key="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</DEADILNK> for 11 years and is now employed by <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/yahoo-inc" target=_top>Yahoo</A>.</P> <P><A name=Views></A></P> <H2>Views</H2> <P>Politically, Holtz espouses a view called Market Liberalism, which in his words “says the government should prevent <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/coercion" target=_top>coercion</A> and <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/fraud" target=_top>fraud</A>, provide a safety net for the poor, protect the <DEADILNK entry_key="Environmentalism">environment</DEADILNK>, regulate basic <DEADILNK entry_key="Infrastructure">infrastructure</DEADILNK>; but otherwise recognize the freedom and responsibility of peaceful honest adults to control their own bodies, actions, speech, and property, and work and play together as they see fit.”</P> <P>Holtz, an anti-<DEADILNK entry_key="Christian">Christian</DEADILNK> <DEADILNK entry_key="Atheism">atheist</DEADILNK> who was once <DEADILNK entry_key="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</DEADILNK>, is sympathetic to autocosmology. Autocosmology is a synthesis of metaphysical <DEADILNK entry_key="Naturalism (philosophy)">naturalism</DEADILNK>, ontological <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/materialism" target=_top>materialism</A>, epistemological <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/empiricism" target=_top>empiricism</A> and <DEADILNK entry_key="Positivism">positivism</DEADILNK>, mental functionalism, theological atheism, axiological <DEADILNK entry_key="Extropianism">extropianism</DEADILNK>, political <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/libertarianism-2" target=_top>libertarianism</A>, economic <DEADILNK entry_key="Capitalism">capitalism</DEADILNK>, constitutional <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/federalism" target=_top>federalism</A>, biological <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/evolutionism" target=_top>evolutionism</A>, evolutionary psychology, and technological optimism.</P> <P><A name=Works></A></P> <H2>Works</H2> <P>Holtz is the author of ‘‘Human Knowledge: Foundations and Limits’’, an extensive paper which attempts to answer life’s big questions regarding <DEADILNK entry_key="Philosophy">philosophy</DEADILNK> (<DEADILNK entry_key="Ontology">ontology</DEADILNK>, <DEADILNK entry_key="Theology">theology</DEADILNK>, <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/axiology" target=_top>axiology</A>), <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/mathematics" target=_top>mathematics</A>, natural science (<DEADILNK entry_key="Physics">physics</DEADILNK>, <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/astronomy-dragonland-album" target=_top>astronomy</A>, <DEADILNK entry_key="Biology">biology</DEADILNK>, <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/chemistry-10" target=_top>chemistry</A>, and geoscience), <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/technology" target=_top>technology</A>, <DEADILNK entry_key="Social sciences">social science</DEADILNK>, and <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/futurology-1" target=_top>futurology</A>, among other fields. Holtz wrote two distributed editors: ShrEdit and CoEd. In addition, he designed an <DEADILNK entry_key="Artificial life">artificial life</DEADILNK> simulator called Vita. Holtz also participates in debates on <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/theism" target=_top>theism</A>, <DEADILNK entry_key="Politics">politics</DEADILNK>, the <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/iraq-war" target=_top>Iraq War</A>, <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/futurology-1" target=_top>futurology</A>, and more. He has contributed several articles to <A class=ilnk onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/internet-infidels" target=_top>Internet Infidels</A>.</P> <P><A name=External_links></A></P> <H2>External links</H2> <UL> <LI><A class="external text" href="http://holtz.org/" target=wpext>Holtz.org</A></LI> <LI><A class="external text" href="http://humanknowledge.net/" target=wpext>Human Knowledge</A></LI> <LI><A class="external text" href="http://marketliberal.org/" target=wpext>Holtz for Congress</A></LI> <LI><A class="external text" href="http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/brian_holtz/index.shtml" target=wpext>Internet Infidels: Brian Holtz</A></LI></UL></DIV></DIV>Brian Holtzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284822676116941984noreply@blogger.com1