On Being Slimed by Nick Matzke
After interacting with Nick Matzke on several different topics over the last few days, I feel like I know how Peter Venkman felt here (starting at 0:40). Let me explain: 1. In this post Matzke accused of me of being “incompetent or dishonest” and “ignorantly, uncomprehendingly” quote mining Niles Eldredge for the proposition that “change in the manner Darwin expected is just not found in the fossil record.” I proceeded to show that I quoted Eldredge accurately and in context exactly for the proposition I was advancing and requested Matzke to apologize for his boorish accusations. Instead of doing the right thing, Nick went into full Darwinist spin mode. He evaded and tried to change the subject. He never owned up to, Read More ›