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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