I wasn’t one of the silent downvoters, but I went ahead and downvoted without being silent because your comment just misunderstands Larks’s. He did not even implicitly claim that there is a creationism tradition in biology, but rather an ongoing, publicized debate between evolution and creationism, which is analogous to analytic vs. continental philosophy, if one is laughably wrong but still famous for whatever reason.
ongoing, publicized debate between evolution and creationism, which is analogous to analytic vs. continental philosophy
I guess I fail to see an analogy between a debate between two factions in what is supposedly a science and that of science vs religion. In the latter case, it is easy to tell who the loony is, while in the former the only conclusion I can make is that they both are.
I guess I fail to see an analogy between a debate between two factions in what is supposedly a science and that of science vs religion. In the latter case, it is easy to tell who the loony is, while in the former the only conclusion I can make is that they both are.
What’s your algorithm for telling who the loony is? Look for the one not wearing a lab coat?
I didn’t say anything about my method of telling the looney. My point was that your method of telling the looney seems to boil down to who has high status/is wearing a lab coat.
I wasn’t one of the silent downvoters, but I went ahead and downvoted without being silent because your comment just misunderstands Larks’s. He did not even implicitly claim that there is a creationism tradition in biology, but rather an ongoing, publicized debate between evolution and creationism, which is analogous to analytic vs. continental philosophy, if one is laughably wrong but still famous for whatever reason.
I guess I fail to see an analogy between a debate between two factions in what is supposedly a science and that of science vs religion. In the latter case, it is easy to tell who the loony is, while in the former the only conclusion I can make is that they both are.
What’s your algorithm for telling who the loony is? Look for the one not wearing a lab coat?
Hmm, if you need help figuring out who the loony is in the evolution/creation debate, this comment thread is not the place to set things straight.
I didn’t say anything about my method of telling the looney. My point was that your method of telling the looney seems to boil down to who has high status/is wearing a lab coat.