What does retracting a paper because others quote it make a scientist look like?
It makes him look foolish, in my opinion.
If he's bothered or dismayed by being quoted by the Intelligent Design crowd then better to just ignore them.
But instead, he lends them credibility by this lame gesture, 52 years later, that gets written up in the New York Times.
it makes him look like a spineless, politically motivated coward.
Wonder if that's what he is.
papers can be withdrawn because ignorant boobs have misintrited it or applied it in an erroneous manner.