[Junior]

But would a researcher not draw upon the findings of others?

Did you miss the part about the data grazing? Hovind and Morris do not look at all the data, but just those parts that support their conclusions.

[Wallace T.]

If you are correct in saying that Morris and Hovind were data grazing, ignoring some findings, then they were dishonest. They would also be engaging in the error of affirming the consequent.