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:::::"It doesn't take very long to realize that a thorough understanding of ''microbiology and evolutionary biology''-- and this would actually apply to any complex work from any ''field of science'' -- requires specialized knowledge, and a broad range of specialized knowledge in a variety of fields....  

:::::"It doesn't take very long to realize that a thorough understanding of ''microbiology and evolutionary biology''-- and this would actually apply to any complex work from any ''field of science'' -- requires specialized knowledge, and a broad range of specialized knowledge in a variety of fields....  

:::::"Not even most scholars in the field can master every aspect -- what then of the non-specialist critic who puts together a '''website in his spare time''' titled ''7 Richard Lenski Study Flaws''? Do these persons deserve our attention? Should they be recognized as authorities? No, they deserve calculated contempt for their efforts. (By this, I do not mean emotional or behavioral contempt, but a calculated disregard for their work from an academic perspective.) They have not even come close to deserving our attention, and should feed only itching ears with similar tastes.”

:::::"Not even most scholars in the field can master every aspect -- what then of the non-specialist critic who puts together a '''website in his spare time''' titled ''7 Irrefutable Richard Lenski Study Flaws''? Do these persons deserve our attention? Should they be recognized as authorities? No, they deserve calculated contempt for their efforts. (By this, I do not mean emotional or behavioral contempt, but a calculated disregard for their work from an academic perspective.) They have not even come close to deserving our attention, and should feed only itching ears with similar tastes.”

::::I do not post this as satire or mockery, but as another serious attempt to provide perspective. Ironic that Holding’s quote is in an article on Conservapedia, which at the same time is rightly concerned about double standards.[[User:Kallium|Kallium]] 22:38, 28 July 2008 (EDT)

::::I do not post this as satire or mockery, but as another serious attempt to provide perspective. Ironic that Holding’s quote is in an article on Conservapedia, which at the same time is rightly concerned about double standards.[[User:Kallium|Kallium]] 22:38, 28 July 2008 (EDT)