nwr writes:
The normal practice for dissertations, is to publish them.
I gather that Patriot U. did not follow this practice. They allowed access, but only with some sort of non-disclosure agreement. I'm not sure of the details, because I have not followed it closely.
Yes, there has been earlier commentary by people who have had access. I am not aware of an earlier full public release (or leak).
The pdf has been out for a while, at least a couple years. I remember reading the whole thing (I'm a masochist).
Here's a post from 2009 linking to the whole pdf.
http://scienceblogs.com/...09/kent-hovinds-doctoral-disserta
The release date was in 2009.
Young-earth creationist Kent Hovind's doctoral dissertation - WikiLeaks
And at the james randi foundation forum they posted it in 2009.
[Merged] Kent Hovind's dissertation is available online - International Skeptics Forum
So, yes, this is old news. If you guys hadn't previously read this, then you've been missing out.
I did go through and read the whole thing. No, I did not do a full analysis of the paper. It was painful and embarrassing to read. Embarrassing for Hovind that is. I dare say I know some high school graduates that can write better than that.
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