YHAOS:
"And again – In pointing out differences of behavior from one venue to another, I asked you if you had exercised any great care in familiarizing yourself with how scientists characterize their own discipline."The answer is yes, but your question sounds like something you'd like to answer yourself -- so go ahead, give it a shot. Tell us what your opinion is on this subject.
YHAOS: "And again – In response to your complaint that science was being accused of ‘suppressing alternate views,’ I asked if you had discussed the data and the logic with the accusers, or if you had merely cried “liar!” and galloped on down the pike.
So straighten me out on those issues, if you can."
I note your mischaracterizing my arguments, would merely point out the following:
- Almost anyone is free to publish anything they want at any time. So, there is no way that personal opinions of anti-evolutionists can be "suppressed."
- To be published in a recognized scientific journal requires peer-review, a process intended to weed out the frauds & fakes. So far, anti-evolutionists have never crossed that barrier.
- We should remember that, for fear of the consequences Darwin himself waited over 20 years before publishing his book, and would not have done it then except for a challenge by another biologist. Are there any anti-evolutionist "Darwins" who have been holding back their "brilliant theories" for over 20 years, for fear of being suppressed?
- We should also remember that 100 years ago, when anti-evolutionists had the political power, they OUTLAWED the teaching of evolution. So why should we be especially surprised to now see a different situation?