Peer Reviewed Creationism!

[TZ]

This was posted in the Skeptics group but I thought you folks might get a kick out of this:

Despite the centrality of peer review to the development of a scholarly community, very little is known about the biblical basis and Christian conduct of peer review. We find that peer review is rooted in several Christian virtues, such as reflecting Christ, being honest, seeking wisdom, humbly submitting, showing Christian love, correcting error, and being accountable. Given these principles, we recommend that creationists use a double-blind peer review system, wherein the identities of the author and peer reviewers are confidential. Additionally, we recommend that creationist publishers develop a regular public audit of their peer-review process.

More at:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/arj/v1/n1/theology-peer-review
My favorite part is where they claim that scientific peer review is not well understood and is highly criticized especially with biomedical research..my field! Yeah, all the scientists I know think peer review is just an awful thing...:sarcasm:
BTW, I love how their citations don't list WHAT journals they are citing from, which isn't really proper....Yet they think that if they pass their "studies" by other creationists that will give them "credibility"...Yeah. I think you have to be a real science before you umm get scientific credibility....:rofl:

[and-justice-for-all]

1. If you do not have solid evidence...

you do not have a case for argument...PERIOD.

it is no different if someone claimed that Pinnochio is/was real, they better have something besides a good story in defence of their claims.

[funflower]

2. Who wants to be a "peer" of Ken Ham (that neanderthal)? n/t

[charlie]

3. They've failed before they've begun

I mean anyone could've guessed that, but right out of the gate they posit that peer review can be "biblical." To make such a bizarre and irrelevant argument shows their idea of peer review has nothing to do with scientific validity or even an honest pursuit of truth. "Biblicality" is inviolate, the measure of ALL things. Their peer review will just be another Battle of the Bible Quotes circle jerk. Once again they prove to be a bunch of religious Lysenkoists.

[moggie]

4. That depends on what they're trying to achieve

This is fake peer review for fake science. It certainly won't succeed in weeding out bad papers, or improving marginal ones: but that's not what they're aiming for. No, their purpose is to mimic real science closely enough to fool non-scientific people - including legislators.