Tag: Larry Sanger
Intelligent Design and the “Stop Hitting Yourself” Argument
A look at an underexamined rhetorical device, in the hands of Wikipedia and other ID critics.
Sanger Fought Disinformation on Intelligent Design “Tooth and Nail” — But Disinformation Won
“I fought … tooth and nail on the question whether Wikipedia articles should dismiss [ID] and other nonstandard scientific theories without a hearing.”
Co-Founder Again Blasts Wikipedia’s “Scientistic Point of View,” “So Biased as to Be Twisted”
Yet a lot of people out there still think Wikipedia is meaningfully “vetted” and if you find an inaccuracy, you can “Update it then. That’s the entire point.”
On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”
I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow.
Luskin at The Federalist — Freedom Is Threatened; Now Will You Listen?
Critics of Darwinian theory have faced exactly such a campaign — not just recently but going back a couple of decades.