The paper under consideration was published in the Proceedings of the 
Biological Society of Washington. Its  statement 
(http://www.biolsocwash.org/id_statement.html) on the subject notes the 
normal review process was not followed and " was published at the 
discretion of the former editor, Richard v. Sternberg".  Furthermore, 
that "The Council, . . .would have deemed the paper inappropriate for 
the pages of the /Proceedings/ because the subject matter represents 
such a significant departure from the nearly purely systematic content 
for which this journal has been known throughout its 122-year history." 
Needless to say, a number of people are upset.

Art Harris

Kim Steffgen wrote:

> I will do that...after I sent my post I thought, watch, it'll be much 
> deeper layered than this. The replies are coming in!  : )
>
> Lois Brynes wrote:
>
>> Please take a look at the AAAS'(American Academy for the Advancement 
>> of Science public webpage for a clear statement regarding intelligent 
>> design and science.
>>
>> Lois
>>
>> On Jan 29, 2005, at 1:01 PM, Kim Steffgen wrote:
>>
>>> Whew!!  Talk about turning tables. Why should this guy be 
>>> ostracized? Advocates of rationality have always been asking 
>>> questions like: "Then how do you explain Dinosaurs?" "How can you 
>>> refute Darwin?" "How do you explain this, then...."   Well, this 
>>> essay was merely an explanation of a theory, a discussion addressing 
>>> the seeming contradictions. Why should it be a threat to his 
>>> scientist peers? I would think scientists frustrated by 
>>> fundamentalist rhetoric would be glad to have, for once, a peer 
>>> putting some critical thinking into an emotionally driven subject. 
>>> Especially since "we" have historically been throwing up our hands 
>>> and rolling our eyes, wondering aloud why science should be such a 
>>> threat to fundamentalists.
>>>
>>> Kim Steffgen
>>> Freelance Writer
>>> Portland, OR
>>>
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