I can’t believe Hofstadter (or anyone, really) is arguing that Bem’s paper should not have been published. The paper was, presumably, published because peer-reviewers couldn’t find substantial flaws in its methodology. This speaks more about the nature of standard statistical practices in psychology, or at least about the peer-review practices at the journal in which Bem’s paper was published, which is useful information in either case.
I can’t believe Hofstadter (or anyone, really) is arguing that Bem’s paper should not have been published. The paper was, presumably, published because peer-reviewers couldn’t find substantial flaws in its methodology. This speaks more about the nature of standard statistical practices in psychology, or at least about the peer-review practices at the journal in which Bem’s paper was published, which is useful information in either case.