Which of course shows the dishonesty of "peer-reviewed" journals in that they ban any open discussion on ID. I can assure you there are lots of people who would write the articals but they can not get them published.
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If they wrote "articals" it would, indeed, be difficult to get them published, let alone in a scientific journal. Since ID offers no scientific proof, other than false statements and blatant untruths concerning evolution, there is still no science to publish.
Of course, articles about ID abound. The problem is that ID isn't supported by the facts. Scientific journals are respected sources because they require the articles to be backed up by facts, evidence gathered from observation and scientifically conducted, reproducable experiments.
ID isn't science. It's what happens when a Creationist realizes that evolution did happen but still needs God to be responsible. While it is a bit more honest than saying God poofed it, it still isn't science. Why? Not falsifiable, ever. *Breaks into song about science demanding theories being able to be proven true or falsified.*
Well, you know, the Discovery Institute could publish some research papers of their own anyway, but ... for some reason they haven't. Why is that?
The primary reason that creationists can't get their ideas published in peer-reviewed journals is that they don't try. No, really! Obviously, a few are submitted and rejected for obvious reasons, but most creationists are too busy trying to convince the uneducated public to vote evolution out of schools to be bothered with research or scholarly-sounding articles. Think about it: Scientists are the experts, and won't be convinced by creationist garbage. Die-hard Christian plumbers and farmers know little about science, so they'll be likely to buy this garbage and vote to end science education. It's not about science, it's about destroying science so that few people have access to the knowledge needed to disprove religious claims.
JohnR7 should look into the honesty (or, rather, the lack of it) on his own side before casting aspersions on that of peer-review science publications; the I.D. camp has been disingenuous at every single turn, up to and including their claims of refusals from science journals.demonstrably scientific and sensible. Since I.D. fails miserably at the few falsifiable assertions it does make, the only way it could possibly get mentioned in a peer-review publication is as the subject of a severe scholarly thrashing.
~David D.G.
Unless they present it as fiction. Then it will be acceptable.
Presenting complete bullshit like ID as "fact" is not merely dishonest, it's downright fraudulent.
One of the "victims" (presented in the Expelled movie) of shoving creationist ideas out of science got one published. He did it by bypassing the peer-review system and was removed from editorial functions.
This was one of their heroes in the movie, someone who knew the article had no scientific merit but could maybe get some by being printed in scientific literature so he did it completely knowing it was dishonest.
This is the Wedge movement, jam their ideas in where they don't fit creating two wins for creationism
There are no scientific ID articles or studies, despite the tons of money available in the faith world you don't see scientists trying to get into their game, demanding inclusion in their literature and instututions or calling for enforceing their findings on everyone.
Scientists and education have been forced to spend way too much time defending reality, facts and evidence.
I bet no alchemists or astrologers get their "articals" puplished, either.
The peer-reviewing process exists to make sure that you have sound, evidence-based, falsifiable science, and that you have something new to bring to the table. Nothing in the Bible is new, it's all been debunked time and time again.
"Write" the articles? Is that all it takes in fundie land? First you have to have relevant evidence of your premise, and I warn you, unless you can "create" a new entity in front of witnesses, you're in deep trouble. Tell me, did god just magic cows into existence, or did he start with the feet and work upward?
Just writing down what you think is known as "dry-labbing" it. It's what unscrupulous undergraduates do when they haven't bothered to show up in the lab all week.
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