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Wounded King
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Message 25 of 207 (141401)
09-10-2004 1:14 PM
Reply to: Message 24 by ID man
09-10-2004 1:03 PM


Sure thing ID man, by far the majority of ID proponents are Raelians. Right?

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Wounded King
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Message 98 of 207 (142728)
09-16-2004 12:20 PM


Richard Sternberg has a website addressing some of the concerns voiced about the process by which Meyer's paper made its way into print.
It doesn't exactly clear everything up but it clarifies his position on a few things at least. He also goes to some lengths to distance himself from YEC.
TTFN,
WK

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Wounded King
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Message 105 of 207 (142881)
09-17-2004 5:31 AM
Reply to: Message 104 by Percy
09-16-2004 3:51 PM


Percy writes:
Wallace was brilliant but evidently not schooled in the methods of science, for he shortly after fell into pseudoscientific beliefs, promoting seances and such.
Sadly this doesn't neccessarily mean he was unschooled in the methods of science, merely that he may have been selective in what areas he chose to apply that learning to, an all too common occurrence.
I have to say I wasn't impressed by Sternbergs characterisation of the reaction to the publication. He gave us four groups:
1) The extremists who denounced the fact that any work mentioning ID could get into a peer reviewed journal.
2) Those following the herd and influenced by members of the first group, who only objected because they were told they should be.
3) People whose work isn't impacted by evolution and therefore don't care one way or another.
4) People sympathetic to ID who offered their wholehearted support.
It seems that the only people who could object on any grounds must either be sheep or extremists.
Surely having recognised that the paper would be controversial it would have been wise of Sternberg to consult further than his one anonymous colleague who now appears to have decided not to put his head above the parapet.
TTFN,
WK
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Wounded King
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Message 176 of 207 (146445)
10-01-2004 9:55 AM
Reply to: Message 173 by Percy
10-01-2004 8:52 AM


Re: Fact Check
I just checked on the references on WOK (ISI's Web of Knowledge) and I've found a couple of them the ANOPA paper and the 'role of repetitive elements paper.
I don't think there is any reason to doubt his publication record.
TTFN,
WK

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