Comments on: Sokal http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/ History, Evolution, and the Darwin Debate Thu, 24 May 2012 17:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nemo http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/comment-page-1/#comment-344718 nemo Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:14:59 +0000 http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/#comment-344718 Sorry, I have lost the thread of that debate and am not sure what to think at this point. Sorry, I have lost the thread of that debate and am not sure what to think at this point.

]]> By: Stephen http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/comment-page-1/#comment-344711 Stephen Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:13 +0000 http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/#comment-344711 It is only that Sokal is so-cool with his fake article in Social Text. The problem is that is was submitted as factual, and that makes Sokal a liar. Say what you like about Sokal`s ability to detect weak thinking among postmodernists. He demonstrated his ability through deceit, and that does not change! And pulling the wool over the eyes of Social Text does not seem all that impressive to me, given that Social Text is not a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Social Text needed to rely on a professional trust that Sokal could not deliver on. Is Sokal a dedicated Darwinist too? It is only that Sokal is so-cool with his fake article in Social Text. The problem is that is was submitted as factual, and that makes Sokal a liar. Say what you like about Sokal`s ability to detect weak thinking among postmodernists. He demonstrated his ability through deceit, and that does not change! And pulling the wool over the eyes of Social Text does not seem all that impressive to me, given that Social Text is not a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Social Text needed to rely on a professional trust that Sokal could not deliver on.

Is Sokal a dedicated Darwinist too?

]]> By: nemo http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/comment-page-1/#comment-344709 nemo Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:14:52 +0000 http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/#comment-344709 This is a bit obscure: if you want to make a statement on Sokal go ahead and we can debate it. This is a bit obscure: if you want to make a statement on Sokal go ahead and we can debate it.

]]> By: Stephen http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/comment-page-1/#comment-344694 Stephen Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:26:53 +0000 http://darwiniana.com/2010/03/06/sokal/#comment-344694 It is the dishonest that have now exalted themselves by way of interview. But there is a price to pay when you can`t trust an author because he (or she) uses his words to deceive, rather than enlighten. It is the dishonest that have now exalted themselves by way of interview. But there is a price to pay when you can`t trust an author because he (or she) uses his words to deceive, rather than enlighten.

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