Chap wrote:Hmm. This is getting very LDS:
Yes, anyone who questions the pertinence of critiquing Daniel's CV
must secretly be a Mormon apologist. Good thinking, Chap.
Chap wrote:THE TESTIMONY OF ONE WITNESS
Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That Daniel Peterson, the poster of this message, has shown unto me the abbreviated CV of which hath been spoken, which has the appearance of solid scholarship; and as many of the pages as the said Peterson has abbreviated I did view with my browser; and I also saw the publications thereon, all of which have the appearance of recent work, and of curious workmanship. And this I bear record with words of soberness, that the said Peterson has shown unto me, for I have seen and downloaded, and know of a surety that the said Peterson has got the publications of which I have spoken. And I give my anonymous nickname unto the world, to witness unto the world that which I have seen. And I lie not, God bearing witness of it.
Trevor
But, this gets points for being damn funny.
Chap wrote:I don't know who 'we' are who are said to 'keep revisiting this subject'.
Well, you caught me. I am a Mormon apologist pretending to be a critic in order to gently steer the conversation away from damning evidence against Mormonism like the quality of DCP's scholarship on Islam. You have me pegged. I only say 'we' in my pretense that you and I are operating more or less on the same side of the issue, but you realize now that this is a farce, and I do not belong among the critics.
Chap wrote:In response to DCP's statement that his publications 'represent a great deal of [his] life', I asked if we could see a list of his publications in his professional field, since it is pretty common for academics to put such listings online. That's the first time I have done that. It is also the first time he has told me that no such list would be forthcoming. That is, as I have noted, a marked contrast with at least two other scholars whose work and reputation have been made the subject of discussion on this and related boards, and indeed with the practice of quite a few other scholars.
But as I have said, if DCP wants to run his affairs differently, that is his right. The rest of us can, of course, take note.
Yes, do take note, Chap. You see, what I was doing is informing you that I was part of a conversation in which we [not including you I am guessing] covered this territory
already. I can assure you that Daniel is unlikely to get calls from the top Middle Eastern Studies programs in the country looking to have him relocate to their departments on account of his long list of prestigious publications. But that can be said for most of us. His academic record is really not germane to a debate about Mormonism. He could be a Nobel Prize winning scientist, and the founding myths of Mormonism would still be fictitious.