Re: A critique of the BBC aquatic ape programme and the transcript.



Algis Kuliukas wrote:
> JAE wrote:

[snip]
> > I have not seen any good science by the proponents. This is not
> > something that has to be true. It is not an a priori evalutation but
> > rather an evaluation of what I have seen.
>
> Rather than ask: Why haven't proponents of this idea done any good
> science?, perhaps we should be asking: Why haven't good scientists
> being enquiring into this idea? It's not like these 'proponents' are
> from a different planet, Jason. They are people interested in human
> evolution, like you are. My counter point to this is that I have not
> seen much open minded, objective enquiry into this idea by good
> scientists - they all seem to have some kind of peer-induced phobia to
> even discuss it.

Scientists don't generally scower the best seller lists for
dissertation topics. You seem to have some notion that they should.
You seem to be overly impressed with the superficial analogies (that
remain superficial so long as you declare actual investigation off
limits) but many are not and see that these are poor analogies. This
doesn't require tremendous research. You sound more and more like
you're now expecting other people to do your work for you.

> > While you shouldn't have a fear of failing, you do need to be honest
> > when you fail.
>
> I've been honest when I've failed in the past and I will be honest when
> I fail in the future.

You have failed more often than you recognize, else you wouldn't
continue to post much of the nonsense you do.

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