These threads usually descend into insults. It's a shame. And it's a big shame that the poster began the insults by referencing Darwin Fundies. That doesn't help.
But I find it interesting that a number of responses are emphasizing the Darwin Fundy insult and not trying to address the subject matter. This is a serious book, using peer reviewed research, and it's being taken seriously by some major scientists.
Having a hissy fit over name calling seems disingenuous.
It's simply fact in most cases - for example, the statement "Most Creationists are liars" isn't an insult, it's a simple fact. Seems to upset people though.
Notice that the scientists are NEVER actual trained paleontologists; just an smalll assortment of chemists and physicists on the periphery of the fields necessary to understand evolution.
"Darwin Fundie" isn't "name-calling," it's a definition:
People who believe, a priori, that Darwinian evolution is true and will rationalize any science to prove it, rather than finding empirical evidence to do so.
Not helpful in the Genesis Debate. Too many verses are twisted and poorly exegeted. Clear Scripture declarations are allowed to be 'read into' by sciencism to harmonize with the lab.
Not at all. The reason is complex and beyond the amount of time I have now to expand on it, but the reason the topic is deflected to hurt feelings is precisely because these staunch defenders of evolution would rather not address the peer-reviewed science.
They imply that all answers have been "nailed down" (or almost).
Please note the origin and extent of the name calling in any other evolution threads. The supporters of the perverts invented argument by ad hominem.
It was pretty apparent early on.
Attacking the messenger is a popular debate technique around here.
My all time favorite pastime is watching the incredible leaps to conclusions about a posters' beliefs and future arguments based on nothing but imagination.
Exactly, they can dish it out, but can't take it