“Wow, Fich -- that attempt to re-define words on the fly in order to avoid admitting you told a whopper is even more desperate and transparent than Bill Clinton's "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is"...” [excerpt]Quit sounding like you've been throughly pwned.
“You claimed that evolutionists "do not make scientific discoveries".” [excerpt]Evolutionists, or anyone using a naturalistic methodology, do not discover scientific facts, they only propose conventions.
“I pointed out how ludicrous this is -- there are thousands of such scientific discoveries, large and small, as anyone who has ever cracked a biology journal (or even read pop-sci coverage) is fully aware of.” [excerpt]These ‘discoveries’ are nothing more than conventions that have turned into dogmas.
“When called on your transparently false claim, you did what anti-evolutionists typically do -- you failed to admit that you had made a false claim,” [excerpt]Why would I when I haven't?
“You goofily tried to redefine "scientific discovery" in a way that made them not "discoveries", but "proposed conventions",” [excerpt]Uh, no.
“whatever in the hell *that* might mean on Planet Fichori...” [excerpt]Easy ol' boy, you don't want to blow a fuse.
“Oh, come ON!” [excerpt]LOL!
“Evolutionists do make scientific discoveries, Fich.” [excerpt]Only if they are not using a naturalistic methodology.
“Just admit it, and admit that you got caught telling a big fat untruth when you said they didn't, and that you were being silly when you tried to re-define simple terms to magically make your initial falsehood somehow "true".” [excerpt]I don't break for bullies.
“Fich, if you're done playing your silly "discoveries aren't discoveries" word games, it's time to go ahead and admit that you told a whopper, retract it, and apologize for wasting out time with blatant falsehoods.” [excerpt]I have no statements I wish to retract at this point, and I certainly will not be apologizing for, as you put it, wasting out time.
“But don't expect it to help your credibility any, and don't expect me to waste much time talking with you -- the dodging and weaving and gameplaying gets really old really fast. I prefer to discuss and debate issues with people who actually have things of value to add to the conversation.” [excerpt]I'm so devastated! *pout*
“I have -- so are you going to respond to my amazement at your blatent misrepresentation?” [excerpt]I have — You have only misrepresented what I've said.
That looks like an admission you put it there, and set fire to it.