Its most common use is by evolutionists who claim that creationists misrepresent quotes from scientists.
Its most common use is by evolutionists who claim that creationists misrepresent quotes from scientists.
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The main reason why TalkOrigins.org raises the issue of alleged quote mining is that often there claims have no merit and they are merely suffering from [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] when noted evolutionists have moments of candor and point out the various significant deficiencies of the evolutionary position.