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Re: orion 14C and falsifiability
According to Greg Doudna:
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> Sigrid Peterson wrote:
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> > I do have extensive experience in
> > scientific method and statistics, enough to be concerned that the findings of
> > the technology involved are being misinterpreted as *absolute data by
> > non-scientists. One example follows:
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> I can only interpret this statement in its context as having me as
> its referent. You seem to be claiming I have misrepresented the
> 14C data. I studied dendrochronology under the world's leading
No, Greg, you weren't the one who called this material *absolute data. I
know of your expertise in C14 dating. I would like statements about C14 to
be clear to scientists and non-scientists. That's a wish.
In a scholarly way, I am persisting in challenging the way C14 data are
used in support of scholarship. That's more than a wish.
Sigrid Peterson UPenn petersig@ccat.sas.upenn.edu