Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that compromises with or adapts to the viewpoint of the opposition.
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- noun someone who tries to
compromise with anopposition oraccommodates his own stance to fit another's
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Examples
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In making my argument with Coyne, I accept the label "accommodationist," a catch-all term -- intended to be derogatory -- for people who believe there is intellectually defensible space in between the opposing positions represented by Coyne and Mohler.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: The Precarious But Profound Middle Ground In The Struggle Between Religion And Science Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010
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In making my argument with Coyne, I accept the label "accommodationist," a catch-all term -- intended to be derogatory -- for people who believe there is intellectually defensible space in between the opposing positions represented by Coyne and Mohler.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: The Precarious but Profound Middle Ground In The Struggle Between Religion and Science Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010
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Second, those who disagree with my first point call me an "accommodationist," and while I don't particularly like the term, I am perfectly content to fall into that broad category.
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: Religion and Science: Respecting the Differences 2010
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In making my argument with Coyne, I accept the label "accommodationist," a catch-all term -- intended to be derogatory -- for people who believe there is intellectually defensible space in between the opposing positions represented by Coyne and Mohler.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: The Precarious But Profound Middle Ground In The Struggle Between Religion And Science Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010
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In making my argument with Coyne, I accept the label "accommodationist," a catch-all term -- intended to be derogatory -- for people who believe there is intellectually defensible space in between the opposing positions represented by Coyne and Mohler.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: The Precarious Middle Ground In The Struggle Between Religion and Science Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010
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Most have taken what is called the "accommodationist" position in dealing with religion.
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Because the term "accommodationist" was coined by critics as an expletive (see, for example, a recent essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education and University of Chicago biologist Jerry Coyne's blog), it says more about their intolerance than it does about those of us who respect positions that fall outside the bounds of science.
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: Religion and Science: Respecting the Differences 2010
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I have no problem being labeled an "accommodationist" for taking such a stand.
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: Religion and Science: Respecting the Differences 2010
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In making my argument with Coyne, I accept the label "accommodationist," a catch-all term -- intended to be derogatory -- for people who believe there is intellectually defensible space in between the opposing positions represented by Coyne and Mohler.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: The Precarious But Profound Middle Ground In The Struggle Between Religion And Science Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010
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Perhaps predictably, there have been critics responding on both sides, most notably the estimable Jerry Coyne, the author of one of the best books ever written on the subject, Why Evolution is True, who on his web page of the same title called me an "accommodationist" and even a "faitheist" (not sure what that is -- "faith atheist"? but it's clever!)
Michael Shermer: Theism v. Atheism: I'm A Realist, Not An "Accommodationist" 2009
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