Appeals to Authority of "Scientists" (was Re: Subject: Re: Four items of possible controversy)

From: Dr. Blake Nelson (bnelson301@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 18 2003 - 18:44:53 EST

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    --- RFaussette@aol.com wrote:
    > In a message dated 11/18/03 9:28:12 AM Eastern
    > Standard Time,
    > michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk writes:
    > Should racists like Faussette be allowed on this
    > list? I dont think so.
    >
    > Michael
    > Dear Michael,
    > I am not a racist and you owe me an apology, but
    > before you apologize,
    > quote for me the racist comments that I have made.
    >
    > I am not here to outrage you or demonstrate my
    > prejudices. I have quoted
    > scientists but not one of you in all the time I've
    > been here ever
    > intelligently discussed any of the books I have
    > suggested you read.

    Rich, it may come as a shock to you, but not everyone
    has the same opinion of the work of Kevin McDonald and
    others that you have touted on this list as validation
    of your particular theories.

    Thanks, in part to your constant refrain, I am well
    aware of their work and the critiques of their work
    and find their flawed and lacking in many
    methodological respects, not to mention the massive
    problems I have with drawing theological conclusions
    from such work.

    I have no desire to debate you about the merits of
    this position because I don't think that it would be
    in any sense useful. You have frequently been less
    than civil in your responses to a host of people on
    this list who have attempted to make detailed
    responses to your assertions.

    You appear firmly convinced about your particular
    positions and validated by MacDonald, et al, whose
    work I do not find at all validating for many of the
    claims they make much less the theological claims you
    make. (The example you give of Dick educating you re
    the 2900 flood is inapposite to the above statement
    since that does not touch your core theological
    interpretations.)

    As per usual, I suspect I will not be responding to
    whatever reply you might have.

    (SNIP)

     

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