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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYoung Earth Creationist Duane Gish has died.
Here's the story from the NCSE:
(Sorry! Wouldn't let me copy/paste an excerpt.)
http://ncse.com/news/2013/03/duane-t-gish-dies-0014753
Of course, PZ Myers wasn't going to be quiet about this:
The Gish Gallop finally comes to a halt
A notorious old fraud has kicked the bucket: Duane T. Gish is dead. He was a true pioneer in the art of lying: he was infamous for his Gish gallop style in which hed simply rattle off distortion after lie after BS at a rapid-fire rate, trusting that any intellectually honest opponent would never catch up with him. He mastered the Chewbacca Defense before it was even named.
I saw him debate a biologist at CalPoly Pomona a few years ago. Gish was without a doubt the most dishonest charlatan I have ever witnessed. Churches bussed in devotees from all over the area.
I cannot say that I am sad that he is gone. But at 92 years old he did a lot of damage before went.
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Young Earth Creationist Duane Gish has died. (Original Post)
longship
Mar 2013
OP
he will live on through the ridiculous, obnoxious debate "style" which bears his name.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
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MineralMan
(146,284 posts)1. Well, that will silence his ignorant voice.
Beyond that, my sympathies to his family and loved ones.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)2. I attended a 'debate' between Gish and a Mammalogy Prof ~35 years ago.
He was charismatic and extraordinarily practiced. His verbal facility made it possible for him to leave a trail of intellectual and rhetorical rubble that due to its enormity was impossible for his debate opponent to thoughtfully and completely rebut.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)3. Cue Grumpy Cat...
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)4. he will live on through the ridiculous, obnoxious debate "style" which bears his name.