Henke 2022at

Lundahl (2022a-p) Avoids Using or Checking My Peer-Review References and Prefers Less Reliable Websites and Outdated Books

Kevin R. Henke

September 15, 2022

In my earlier assays of Henke (2022a) and Henke (2022b), I frequently cited from peer-reviewed journals dealing with various topics, such as Alexander the Great, the Shroud of Turin, etc. In the September 15, 2022 round of essays in this debate, I also frequently refer to a book on ancient Israelite archeology by Finkelstein and Silberman (2001). I see that Mr. Lundahl made some brief and unjustified comments on this book back in 2014. Yet, so far, I haven’t seen him discussing any of the peer-reviewed journal articles and other books that I have recommended (Lundahl 2022a-p). Why does he often avoid them and prefer less reliable sources, such as Wikipedia articles or outdated 18^th to 19^th century religious books, such as the opinions of 18^th century Bishop Richard Challoner? He lives in Paris and certainly he should be able to find a University or other library with science journals. Why does he trust ancient histories, Wikipedia and other websites, but not modern archeology? Why does he trust C.S. Lewis? Why does he blindly trust Kent Hovind, who has no legitimate training in science? Why doesn’t he use Strahler (1999) or other science textbooks for legitimate information on science and the scientific method instead?

This is an important difference between Mr. Lundahl and me. When he gives me a reference, as long as it’s in English, I make every effort to find it and read it. (Of course, considering Mr. Lundahl’s stubborn unwillingness to properly cite his references, finding his references can be a challenge; i.e., Lewis 1960 as mentioned in Henke 2022f.) In contrast, unless there’s a convenient Internet link, Mr. Lundahl ignores my references and relies on outdated and largely irrelevant books and less reliable Wikipedia articles.

References:

Finkelstein, I. and N.A. Silberman. 2001. The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of its Sacred Texts: The Free Press: New York, USA, 385pp.

Lewis, C.S. 1960. Miracles, 2^nd ed., printed 1974: Harper One: HarperCollinsPublishers, 294pp.

Strahler, A.N. 1999. Science and Earth History: The Evolution/Creation Controversy: 2^nd ed., Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY, USA, 552 pp.