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Mark Armitage possibily the latest victim of the Darwinist inquisition

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What happens when you publish a peer-reviewed paper that states inconvenient facts against Darwinism? Better yet, photos that cast doubt on prevailing paradigms:

dino tissue

You get fired. At least that is what a researcher is alleging.

We are very saddened and disturbed to report that Mark Armitage was fired from his position at California State University just days after his paper was published on line.

http://logosresearchassociates.org/week-1/

Again, I repeat, if we assume the Earth is billions of years old, it does not mean the fossils are necessarily hundreds of millions of years old. At the very least, even if the fossils are old, it is still premature to be making claims about their age given the empirical evidence. See: Cocktail: C14, DNA, collagen in dinosaurs indicates geological timescales are false

Here is the peer-reviewed paper that seems related to the latest round of the Darwinist inquisition:

Mark Hollis Armitage
Kevin Lee Anderson

Department of Biology, California State University, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8303, USA

Department of Biology, Arkansas State University Beebe, Beebe, AR, USA
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2013.01.001, How to Cite or Link Using DOI

Abstract

Soft fibrillar bone tissues were obtained from a supraorbital horn of Triceratops horridus collected at the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, USA. Soft material was present in pre and post-decalcified bone. Horn material yielded numerous small sheets of lamellar bone matrix. This matrix possessed visible microstructures consistent with lamellar bone osteocytes. Some sheets of soft tissue had multiple layers of intact tissues with osteocyte-like structures featuring filipodial-like interconnections and secondary branching. Both oblate and stellate types of osteocyte-like cells were present in sheets of soft tissues and exhibited organelle-like microstructures. SEM analysis yielded osteocyte-like cells featuring filipodial extensions of 18–20 μm in length. Filipodial extensions were delicate and showed no evidence of any permineralization or crystallization artifact and therefore were interpreted to be soft. This is the first report of sheets of soft tissues from Triceratops horn bearing layers of osteocytes, and extends the range and type of dinosaur specimens known to contain non-fossilized material in bone matrix.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065128113000020

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I forgot to add the link to the first report of Mark's dismissal. The link was: http://logosresearchassociates.org/week-1/scordova
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Barb, You realize Dr. Liddle believes there have been a lot of very improbable things that have already happened. Why would she have any problems with just one more. I think you should hard sell your bridge. You should be able to get top dollar. StephenSteRusJon
August 7, 2013
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Also, Dr. Liddle, ask yourself if it appears suspicious that Dr. Armitage was fired mere days after publishing a paper that presents Darwinian evolution in a less-than-flattering light. Ask yourself if that's merely a coincidence. And if you think so, I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.Barb
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Dr. Liddle, did you notice that you are arguing about "blatant censorship" at non-secular education establishments? Note what I bolded above. A non-secular educational institution, such as a Catholic-funded university (mine, Regis, was Jesuit) or a Bible college has every right to develop a statement of doctrine. Why would anyone think this is strange? Go to a Catholic school and learn catechism. Why would anyone argue about that? If you don't like blatant religiosity in education, then don't send your kids (or yourself) to a religiously funded school.Barb
August 7, 2013
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IMHO, most institutions do have "doctrinal statements" of one form or another, including churches, religious schools and seminaries (OK, a few), political parties, businesses, clubs, and so on. What I think is unusual and commendable is that most secular universities strive to provide an open, diverse, and safe academic environment for people with educated minority views, both students and professors. However, this environment seems contrary to human nature, and people with unpopular views are usually harassed or worse. Consider what happened to the eminent astronomer, Halton Arp after he published his controversial book, Seeing Red. BTW, it had nothing to do with ID or religion. Of course, there's always a plausible rationale for any barbarism or suppression, be it genetic hygiene, academic integrity, overwhelming consensus, the will of God, or progress to name just a few.Querius
August 7, 2013
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Elizabeth, just because you ignore my references doesn't mean I don't provide them. As for your "reference": Expelled Exposed, ExposedJoe
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Joe, look in the mirror! And at this reference: Expelled Exposed Now, when someone can provide a link - any link - to any publicly available report that Armitage (who does not in any case appear to be an academic at CSU) was fired because he was author on recently published paper) I shall show an interest. Until then I shall continue to believe that these allegations are trumped up charges in an attempt to divert attention to the blatant censorship that goes on in non-secular education establishments, such as BIOLA for example, where academics are explicitly required to commit to a doctrinal statement on origins, or Southwest Baptist Seminary:
At that meeting, Dembski was quick to admit that he was wrong about the flood, Patterson said. “Had I had any inkling that Dr. Dembski was actually denying the absolute trustworthiness of the Bible, then that would have, of course, ended his relationship with the school,” he said.
Get your own house in order, guys.Elizabeth B Liddle
August 7, 2013
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Elizabeth:
I’ve heard too many false allegations about people being “fired” for supposedly “anti-Darwinist” positions ...
Reference please- we all know about your affinity for bald assertions and it doesn't wash here.Joe
August 7, 2013
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Axel: I'll listen when someone actually links to the story. I've heard too many false allegations about people being "fired" for supposedly "anti-Darwinist" positions to get to excited until I've actually seen some evidence that it happened.Elizabeth B Liddle
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I don't want to seem too flip about this travesty. I hope and pray that Mark's lawsuit is successful, and that he be completely vindicated. Furthermore, I also hope that the person or persons responsible are disciplined for their intolerance and discrimination!Querius
August 6, 2013
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Mark Armitage's termination was a regrettable, but vital move to maintain the appearance of a "consensus of scientists." A termination here and there is a small price to pay when Science itself is at stake! ;-)Querius
August 6, 2013
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Though very helpful to organized creationism to have these examples of what is held in a educated suspicion that the good guys are being oppressed by a frightened establishment regarding origin issues STILL its profoundly sad to live in such a time. We are facing a evil establishment and forces in North America in our time. Fighting Christianity, Christian identity, and our identities generally. We have earned our right to accuse and its our duty to do so and lead to a correction. I don't know the facts about this case but either way it goes we are facing great historical decisions in these times about what should of been settled , and we thought it was, centuries ago. North American civilization has been invaded and in a state of occupation here and there.Robert Byers
August 6, 2013
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Darwinists, please tell us again how you're not against academic freedom. I ask you, what other alleged 'scientific theory' is protected from critics and facts the way darwin's myth is???Blue_Savannah
August 6, 2013
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I hope he wins his suit. It sounds as though he's on solid ground, legally speaking.Barb
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Of related note Sal: A Creationist Interviews Lawrence Krauss - podcast Excerpt: * Krauss Says All Scientists are Darwinists: When you hear consensus, consensus, consensus, you may have reason to doubt the consensus. In 2013, 62% of Americans say that they believe that God either guided the development of, or specially created, human beings. But the general public is not made up of only scientists. Consider then, these lists of educated and highly-educated Darwin Doubters, including many thousands of PhDs, scientists, and professors. Admittedly these lists constain some overlap but the orders of magnitude difference on the numbers indicate that the vast majority are not duplicates. In Part II, when Lawrence Krauss says that all scientists are Darwinists, he was, however, omitting: - ____________ (August 2013 Update: we invite you to suggest to RSR the name of one scientist to start this list with) - 100 PhDs listed along with world renowned neurologist Dr. Ben Carson at Australia's creation.com - 200 scientists with master's degrees or PhDs listed over at Answers in Genesis - 300 medical doctors signing PSSI's Physicials and Surgeons who Dissent from Darwinism - 600 advanced degreed scientists who are members of the Creation Research Society - 800 scientists who signified their opposition at DissentFromDarwin.org - 3,000 scientists and professors, nearly, (most of whom hold a Ph.D. in some field of science) who reject secular Darwinism to varying degrees as named online by Dr. Jerry Bergman - 30,000 U.S. public high school biology teachers do not endorse Darwinism in class - 100,000 college professors in the U.S. alone who, according to Harvard researchers, agree that "intelligent design IS a serious scientific alternative to the Darwinian theory of evolution." - 570,000 medical doctors in the U.S., specialists in applied science, say God brought about or directly created humans. Whereas Darwinsim is dominated by storytelling, the field of medicine is an actual applied science (see definition and applied science section below) within biology that is practiced by highly educated professionals. Thus it is significant that 60% of all U.S. medical doctors reject the strictly secular Darwinist explanation for our existence, with three of five docs agreeing that either God initiated and guided the process that led to human life or that God specially created human beings as we are. http://kgov.com/lawrence-krauss-debates-a-creationist as to: 100,000 college professors in the U.S. alone who, according to Harvard researchers, agree that "intelligent design IS a serious scientific alternative to the Darwinian theory of evolution." And the bottom of page 8 is the question on ID and percentages, and page 4 gives total number of Professors of 630,000, so the numbers crunch to a bit over 100,000 http://musicology.typepad.com/dialm/files/religions.pdfbornagain77
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From the ICC website:
Until recently, Mark served as the Manager for the Electron and Confocal Microscopy Suite in the Biology Department at California State University Northridge. Mark was suddenly terminated by the Biology Department when his discovery of soft tissues in Triceratops horn was published in Acta Histochemica. He is currently seeking relief in a legal action for wrongful termination and religious discrimination by the University.
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Not that it is necessarily much comfort for this poor man, but I am actually encouraged when I see the viciousness of attacks by the establishment Darwinians. To me, it is testimony of the truth of Intelligent Design; bearers of falsehood cannot stand the light being shone upon them.OldArmy94
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Wow, I was just linking to this paper a few days ago. At least the veil is coming down and they're not trying to hide it anymore.lifepsy
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If this is true, that he was fired for writing that paper and questioning evolutionism, then it is time for a war- a bloody war at that because this crap has to stop and obvioulsy the only way to stop it is to rid the world of all the cry-baby loser materialists.Joe
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Are you listening, Elizabeth?Axel
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The facts in evidence: 1. Mark published a paper 2. Mark is no longer working at Cal State University From printed version of the 2013 ICC author bios: http://creationicc.org/ICC2013-Author-Bios.pdf Armitage is apparently taking legal action. Just my speculation, as it is too hard to tell whether the firing was related to Armitage's work, but if Armitage's claim of persecution is true, it's because Darwinists don't really have an empirical leg to stand on regarding dating of the Phanerzoic fossils (fossils in recent past all the way back to about 500 million years ago). So now their only recourse is avoid the facts and suppress dissent. If they had the facts on their side, they wouldn't feel the need to behave this way... I've seen this play out first hand and in the news. Biologists like Caroline Crocker, accomplished evolutionary biologists like Richard Sternberg (who was not even an ID proponent at the time of his firing from the NIH). OOL research Dean Kenyon (one of the tops in his field at the time), and the list goes on... Evolutionary theories are not based on not empirical facts or even coherent theory... instead defended by walls of equivocation, fabrication, non-sequiturs, and intimidation.scordova
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