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The bit about Ed Lake is laughable - the guy knows nothing about science, and is just some kook with a web site.
I've found your contributions here extremely thought-provoking and valuable, but about this "just some kook with a web site" bit, I have to ask: how are you any different?
You're obviously knowledgeable about many of these issues yet have scrupulously avoided disclosing any information about yourself or any claimed basis for expertise. Ultimately, I assess someone's writing based on how credible I find it to be after evaluating and scrutinizing it.
Through that process, I've found Ed Lake to be quite reliable (though not infallible), but you suggest he should be disregarded on credentialism grounds. If we take your advice, shouldn't we disregard what you say on the same ground?
