Yet another religious cult raided

[kandrathe]

Well, it's a little silly to not get into whether he did his job as an editor or whether it was junk science or not, and then come to conclusions about his position at one of the most prestigious scientific institutions in the world. Obviously, the two things are deeply connected. If you're a geographer, and you let slip into a geographical journal a Flat Earth publication, that's going to be a major embarrassment for any geographical group you're connected to. This is not discrimination, it's just the obvious reaction to someone supporting views that are completely ridiculous within a discipline.

Actually, Sternberg disagrees with Meyer's article and it's conclusions. Meyer has a degree in philosophy of science, not evolutionary biology. So, how dare a serious evolutionary biologist allow the publication of a paper written by a philosopher? The reality is a little different than your geography example. And by the way, the Earth is flat, at least the picture of it on my wall is. Philosophy is so tricky. Also, Sternberg asserts he did follow his editorial review process, and other than not have an associate editor involved he seems to have done everything else required. He made a bad judgment in not following the letter of the law, and in hindsight I bet he wouldn't have published it. This is not relevant even though you claim it is. He was attacked because of his perceived religious views. It is clearly in the e-mails.

Now. Let me react to the last part of your statement, "just the obvious reaction to someone supporting views that are completely ridiculous within a discipline". Really? What is SETI? No, I think rather my observations about the Darwinian Holy Grail are closer to the reality than you might hope for.

There must be hundreds of Smithsonian employees and researchers who are religious. This is plainly obvious, contrary to your bizarre assertion otherwise. Yet they get free and fine access to the "hallowed halls of Atheism." The only one who gets a slap on the wrist (which is about as much as it amounts to) is the one who puts complete junk into an otherwise respectable journal by bypassing the peer review process.

Really? I don't see much evidence of that. How is it plainly obvious?