tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517176012861550589.post4937506278214809958..comments2023-06-14T21:50:15.221+10:00Comments on Ediacaran: The Cambrian Explosion, the Discovery Institute, and the SmithsonianChris Nedinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978886926715669724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517176012861550589.post-38182023020073224602014-12-31T22:26:48.142+11:002014-12-31T22:26:48.142+11:00I intend to write a set of blog posts addressing t...I intend to write a set of blog posts addressing the comments and thoughts on ... <a href="http://ismithsonian.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">ismithsonian.blogspot.com</a><br />Gottlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269794553813003787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517176012861550589.post-74207181205967241132009-10-15T05:25:39.478+11:002009-10-15T05:25:39.478+11:00BTW, the language in the Disco 'Tute's pre...BTW, the language in the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS135002+05-Oct-2009+PRN20091005" rel="nofollow">Disco 'Tute's press release</a> is deceptive about the Smithsonian's involvement. The press release says<br /><br /><i>The debate over Darwin will come to California on October 25th, when the Smithsonian Institution's west coast affiliate premieres Darwin's Dilemma: The Mystery of the Cambrian Fossil<br />Record, a new intelligent design film which challenges Darwinian evolution. </i><br /><br />Note the phrase "the Smithsonian Institution's west coast affiliate premieres ...". That clearly makes the Smithsonian, or its California Science Center "affiliate," the active agent when in fact its role was passive, merely renting out a hall.RBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562135000111792590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517176012861550589.post-84996501461497813532009-10-15T04:14:16.590+11:002009-10-15T04:14:16.590+11:00"Legitimacy via association" is a subspe..."Legitimacy via association" is a subspecies of <a href="http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2009/09/science-non-sci.html" rel="nofollow">inflationary credentialism</a>, another very common creationist tactic.RBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562135000111792590noreply@blogger.com