Just because Chomsky isn't a household name doesn't mean that he hasn't
been influential.
>This question came up when Russell opined that just as much "materialist" evil
>had been corrected by materialism as Christianity had corrected Christian
>evils.
No, actually it came up when pointed out that Christians have denounced
evil behavior on the part of other Christians. I then countered by pointing
out that many materialists (like Chomsky) have been equally active in
denouncing evil behavior.
>I mean, we're talking about the entire course of history here. And his
>only answer was: "Ever heard of Noam Chomsky?" That might just as well have
>been, "Ever heard of Jane Fonda?"
Never mind that you still haven't provided a logical argument for your
original assertion...
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2 + 2 = 5, for very large values of 2.