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He said some reasonable stuff which seems less likely in the light of new evidence. What is there to apologise for?
by circlefavshape 2y ago
He said some reasonable stuff which seems less likely in the light of new evidence. What is there to apologise for?
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoApologize is perhaps the wrong word, thank you. But has he come out and said "this new evidence means my older theories are wrong?" The other comment about his review of Questioning Collapse makes me think not, but even that was from nearly 15 years ago. I think it's important that Diamond acknowledge the new reality, as he is probably the person most responsible for spreading an idea (one that has a lot of implications for the present day real world) that turned out to be wrong.
- jcranmer 2y agoHis book was based on theories that were considered shoddy when he wrote it, is extremely selective in its evidence at best, and he reacts quite poorly to people who criticize his ideas on environmental determinism.