tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post403541205881712784..comments2023-06-28T04:54:16.142-07:00Comments on Anthroslug the Much Put-Upon: Archaeology and the Flood of IrrationalityAnthroslughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455234504938025982noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-87442937000455551082011-02-03T16:26:17.977-08:002011-02-03T16:26:17.977-08:00@RBH: Oh yea, I have seen it in action. Gish is e...@RBH: Oh yea, I have seen it in action. Gish is either scary (because people take him seriously) or hilarious, depending on my mood.<br /><br />@Diana: I have only read a few issues of Archaeology magazine, but I remember it being generally fairly good. If you would like to read more about archaeology, it's probably a decent starting point. You may also want to check out books by Kent Feder and Brian Fagan.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-26485197868470270852011-02-03T14:12:17.306-08:002011-02-03T14:12:17.306-08:00Sounds like you have the same type of problem I ha...Sounds like you have the same type of problem I have when teaching evolution to my Intro Biology course. I can go over the concepts and ideas (and refute the most common creationist arguments) and still have students come up with one other fact that supports their belief. And, yes, I can't always speak to that particular issue. And yes, after a while I'm ready to go on to the next topic and quit answering these seemingly endless lists of "questions." If you ever come up with a good solution let us all know, please!<br /><br />By the way... What do you think about the magazine "Archeology"? Good, bad? I'm a lay person when it comes to archeology but I'm interested in exploring the topic at a low-key level.<br /><br />Thanks!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-43074668153938327292011-02-03T08:36:39.055-08:002011-02-03T08:36:39.055-08:00Plus, given that they can produce such a huge numb...<i>Plus, given that they can produce such a huge number of fallacious claims, one can quickly become bogged down trying to deal with the claims themselves even if you don't try to present the actual evidence. </i><br /><br />That's the time-honored pseudo-science debate technique known as the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Frationalwiki.org%2Fwiki%2FGish_Gallop&rct=j&q=%22Gish%20Gallop%22&ei=QNlKTfK-HYGclgfsl8TgDw&usg=AFQjCNEeHcFKfQX0DfdQas132jIamw9Ywg&sig2=ByPc2HqSPVZSmk01oGPJhA&cad=rja" rel="nofollow">Gish Gallop</a>, named for Duane Gish of the Institute for Creation Research who perfected it.RBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562135000111792590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-44901144102644867022011-02-02T21:35:47.745-08:002011-02-02T21:35:47.745-08:00Thanks for the heads-up. I found the problem, and...Thanks for the heads-up. I found the problem, and fixed it in this post, will be able to prevent it in the future, and will go back and fix the older ones as time allows.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-36181229201069923652011-02-02T20:41:39.466-08:002011-02-02T20:41:39.466-08:00I haven't actually read this post yet, but I w...I haven't actually read this post yet, but I wanted to note that the links in your recent posts have been broken and simply link back to the original blog post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com