I stayed out of this thread for the same reason I stayed out of the Moon thread and regretted getting into the living fossils. I recognized that it would be a waste of my time. Calypsis, as was pointed out by others, has no interest in discussion or debate but wants a forum to present his ideas unchallenged.
When his ideas are challenged he resorts to mockery, insults, running off-topic, and (most often) completely ignoring entire points. As I mentioned in the living fossil thread, I took a great deal of time to collect resources and show that most of his so-called living fossils were distant relatives at best. Others have done the same on that and other Calypsis threads. All of the 'hard facts' (ones not answered by creo sources?) are summarily ignored.
I was eagerly awaiting Calypsis' response to Coyote's message #6 on Down on Your Knees man's haplotype (I met one of the 46 last year at the big clan gathering here in Juneau, Alaska). Instead he responded with two posts showing a complete misunderstanding of the question. Several posts later, when it was explained, I thought he would surely have an answer. But silence from Calypsis. It is this exact style of 'debate' that lets me infer that Calypsis' knowledge of the subjects he promotes goes no further than a few creationist books or websites from which he repeats irrelevant claim after claim. (oddly reminiscent of the Palin-Couric interview)
Also on this thread Calypsis did (again) repeat his amazing feat of dismissing an
actual expert in the field as knowing nothing. I am wondering if he isn't 'beefing up his CV' and will, in the future, tell the anecdote of how he pwned an actual physicist and archaeologist in a debate this one time. That and his 'threats' that the next example or next thread will definitely be a show-stopper.
The one promised here on radiocarbon is the latest example. I would be willing to bet that those of us here could write all 20 or so examples and points on radiocarbon he plans to present, seal them in an envelope, then reveal when that thread closes and we will have covered them all.
So I, for one, will be joining those more intelligent than I in just ignoring Calypsis threads until he either goes away or starts respectfully and honestly discussing his assertions.
Doctor Bashir: "Of all the stories you told me, which were true and which weren't?"
Elim Garak: "My dear Doctor, they're all true"
Doctor Bashir: "Even the lies?"
Elim Garak: "Especially the lies"
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