Talk:Paul Nelson (creationist)

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How he is notable?[edit]

How he is notable? It appears he may not pass WP's professor test. C56C 16:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This guy is a nothing. This article shouldn't even exist. Johnlubic (talk) 20:38, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Look into "Ontogenetic Depth". Five years ago he created the term and brought it to a scientific conference. He was heavily criticized for having no explanation, methodology, or results. He said he would come with a detailed explanation "tomorrow". Everyone is still waiting. Some even celebrate a "Pail Nelson Day" It's pretty funny, really. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.210.4.245 (talk) 13:26, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Paul Nelson the young earth creationist.jpg[edit]

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Reliability of BloggingHeads[edit]

A primary source video interview with the person to whom this biographical Wikipedia entry refers is a reputable source on said person. Paul Nelson is a reputable source on Paul Nelson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SwinginDigs (talk • contribs) 00:11, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blogging Heads is the video equivalent of a podcast. It is not a WP:RS. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 04:18, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to Wikipedia's own guidelines: 'Self-published or questionable sources may be used as sources of information ABOUT THEMSELVES,' Matter settled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SwinginDigs (talk • contribs) 01:10, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Creationism or philosopher?[edit]

I'm here to propose that his name should be changed to "Paul Nelson (Philosopher)" and not "Creationist". Momergil (talk) 20:01, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He is known principally for his advocacy of creationism, therefore this would appear to be the most appropriate disambiguation of his name. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 04:47, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marking Nelson as (creationist) is somewhat non-standard here at Wikipedia. Look at this WP Category listing. There are about a hundred ID advocates listed and only Nelson is marked (creationist) and that really seems to stick out as non-standard, especially considering that other ID advocates on that list could be marked (creationist). How about "Paul Nelson (ID Advocate)" or (intelligent design advocate). Many prefer to refer to all ID advocates as creationists, and yes, Nelson is a creationist but throughout his career he publically advocates for Intelligent Design including via his work with the Discovery Institute, an organization that publishes interviews and the work of many non-creationists including agnostics, etc. Plus, the body of the article already adds that Nelson is a creationist. Bob Enyart, Denver KGOV radio host (talk) 15:38, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. We don’t label philosophers or scientists by their belief system. This seems like poisoning the water for any readers. Deal5710 (talk) 20:55, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pwning[edit]

How about we add a line such as:

In 2012 five scientists, whose names Nelson had listed to support his opposition to natural selection, each wrote responding that Nelson had misinterpreted them and that the results of their work supported evolution.

This has been picked up in a number of places, including: ScienceBlogs (in partnership with National Geographic) by JMU assoc.prof. Rosenhouse. Cesiumfrog (talk) 22:41, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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