Ptaylor
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| Quote (Woodbine @ July 13 2016,11:52) | | Quote (Cubist @ July 12 2016,23:43) | | No doubt. But still… two months of no blog comments from a respected, semi-prolific commenter like Gil, you know? Seems like somebody might have wondered, maybe even looked into the matter. [shrug] |
I hadn't realised he was still around - I thought he had drifted (glided?) away from UD years ago. |
The volume of Gil's posts at UD dropped significantly after his experience following his first, and only, guest post at TSZ. It could well be coincidence, of course, but I think his experience there really shook him. Imagine being able to state the Darwinian evolution is wrong because "simple probability calculations demonstrate that this proposition is fallacious" many times unchecked at UD only to have it immediately challenged in a different forum (first comment: "Which “simple probability calculations” do you have in mind? Name some names."). With more challenges following Gil lasted only a few more days at TSZ, announcing his permanent departure on a follow up thread (citing big meaniness!).
I think his reputation at UD took a knock, too, Gil having been seen entering the enemy's lair as Sir Lancelot the Brave only to exit as not-so-brave Sir Robin, running away. His relative absence was rarely mentioned, and my personal impression of the reaction to the recent news of his death at UD is not the ground shaking news it would have once been.
But that's just my interpretation of events; I could be wrong.
Many of you here know the story, but here is Gil's OP at TSZ, and his flounce is here.
Edited by Ptaylor on July 14 2016,15:05
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We no longer say: “Another day; another bad day for Darwinism.” We now say: “Another day since the time Darwinism was disproved.”
-PaV, Uncommon Descent, 19 June 2016
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