Lundahl (2022r) Totally Ignores Henke (2022aq) and Doesn’t Discuss His Publication Record – I Wonder Why?
Kevin R. Henke
September 30, 2022
Lundahl (2022r) largely consists of making brief and largely irrelevant comments mostly on Henke (2022ab) through Henke (2022az). However, there’s no mention whatsoever of Henke (2022aq), where I ask Mr. Lundahl to produce his publication record, his teaching experiences and his overall qualifications for this debate. He says NOTHING about that. He doesn’t even list the title of Henke (2022aq) with my other essays that he choses to skip over. In contrast, I list my degrees and mention some of the books and peer-reviewed articles that I have written in Henke (2022aq) I also discussed my University teaching experiences and how I peer-reviewed articles for a number of geology and chemistry journals.
Later in Lundahl (2022w), he briefly comments on my English abilities but only because I reference Henke (2022aq) in Henke (2022fz). In Henke (2022fz), I stated:
“As shown in Henke (2022aq), my long and peer-reviewed publication record demonstrates that I am proficient in both reading and writing in English.”
Note: Lundahl (2022w) places this quotation in the wrong section of his essay. He is disorganized and places the quotation in the section that discusses Henke (2022fr) rather than with Henke (2022fz). Lundahl (2022w) then responds to my statement:
“It demonstrates that Mr. Henke is proficient in reading and writing a certain type of English. Any English falling outside that type, even if it is SBE or SAE, even if it follows all the finesse of English grammar, will be hard to read for a man who like Mr. Henke knows one type of texts, or at best a somewhat narrow range of types.”
However, notice again, that Mr. Lundahl never mentions or defends his own qualifications in science, history, and other topics that are relevant in this debate. Also, what qualifications does Mr. Lundahl have for judging my ability to read and write in English on non-science subjects or formats? When I taught, I read all kinds of essays and I had to write and teach in English for non-science majors. As well as effectively communicating with my peer scientists, I had to explain complicated concepts to thousand of students that knew nothing about science. I did this very successfully as was seen with my evaluations and my students’ scores on tests, quizzes and homework. It’s not my reading and writing abilities that are the problems in this debate, it’s Mr. Lundahl’s inability to write clearly and his unwillingness to spell correctly, find and use suitable references, and carefully understand what others and I say (e.g., Henke 2022f through 2022p, Henke 2022ao, Henke 2022ch, Henke 2022cj, Henke 2022ef).