Some time ago I posted my reply to Patrick which is to be found here.
Patrick recently replied to this response of mine in a blog entry entitled: “Rambo, drawing first blood”
Besides Patrick, Mr. Steven Hays has also offered a brief reply to my thoughts. Another reply was offered by Chris in the comments section of Patrick’s earlier paper. Chris’ reply was quite complimentary and he did not really disagree with much of what I had to say and, in fact, largely agreed with me. Let me quote a part of Chris’ reaction: