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Quetzal
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Message 10 of 55 (49874)
08-11-2003 4:59 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by PaulK
08-11-2003 4:16 AM


Re: Turned to a debate...
Paul, I would agree the most likely take is the position that Stansfield's words are severely distorted or out of context. He was a geneticist who wrote or co-authored four books/textbooks on genetics and evolution, including "Science of Evolution" (out of print, but published in 1977), and "The Dictionary of Genetics". His most recent work is a popsci book called "Death of a Rat" written from a very pro-science viewpoint (by all accounts - I admit to not having read it). At least they're not claiming he's a "world's foremost authority" on something, like they usually do with obscure authors. Someone with access to a decent library might be able to find an old copy of "Science of Evolution" to check the quoted material. Otherwise, it's impossible to judge the claim, other than to say it sounds suspicious given Stansfield's other work.

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Quetzal
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Message 18 of 55 (49930)
08-11-2003 10:56 AM
Reply to: Message 16 by Percy
08-11-2003 10:25 AM


Re: Turned to a debate...
Well done, Percy! PaulK was right - Stansfield was being misquoted. It's even more telling that Stansfield was doing what the creationists absolutely insist upon: presenting the "problems" with scientific theory (in this case various dating methods) in a textbook. Of course, he then goes on to explain a) why a particular method ISN'T used, and b) what methods ARE used to give accurate dates.
Not bad. The creationists quote mining Stansfield are hoist by their own petard. What a surprise.

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