tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post6027973787927223154..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Clumsily pruning the family treeZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-57774332209919262282009-12-22T17:22:01.734-08:002009-12-22T17:22:01.734-08:00Even if the words are properly analyzed, wouldn...Even if the words are properly analyzed, wouldn't it be simpler to just refute the argument made in the paper you're criticizing?<br /><br />Unless, that is, there's some good reason for being unable to do so.Miki Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02974670188688656295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-18329320769520518482009-12-22T07:50:52.107-08:002009-12-22T07:50:52.107-08:00He seems to have graduated from the same school of...He seems to have graduated from the same school of punditry as the silly people who're hung up for shame on LanguageLog. Simple wordcounts in place of proper analysis (aka Obama sez "I" too much). How does he know that "probably" is not part of "probably not", "suggesting/-ive" "isn't suggesting/-ive" and so on.<br /><br />wv: digrast - it's a disgrace how they digress?Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-48703960579674549332009-12-21T17:57:01.641-08:002009-12-21T17:57:01.641-08:00Both ICR and AIG (and creationists in general) hav...Both ICR and AIG (and creationists in general) have very confused views of science. Sometimes they trumpet the uncertainty of science which is "always changing" against the unchanging word of God. And here they try to claim that scientists not being absolutist and using careful language makes it unscientific. Quite confusing.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-76180955440961798682009-12-21T13:23:30.752-08:002009-12-21T13:23:30.752-08:00I quite agree, Miki. I spent a few minutes poking ...I quite agree, Miki. I spent a few minutes poking about the ICR website without discovering any CV for the esteemed Brian Thomas, M.S. It seems like quite an oversight to omit the credentials of their personnel. Perhaps there's a reason that they hide them.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53660982928560445102009-12-21T13:19:50.661-08:002009-12-21T13:19:50.661-08:00It is an odd thing to not be able to find that out...It is an odd thing to not be able to find that out, even when Brian Thomas, M.S. is a "special lecturer" at a school (the ICR School of Biblical Apologetics).<br /><br />Perhaps he has an M.S. in Biology from the ICR Graduate School. According to their website "Graduates who write an M.S. thesis are expected to select some topic which will contribute both to their scientific field and also to the advancement of scientific Biblical creationism."Miki Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02974670188688656295noreply@blogger.com