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Of course, by this time, for many others, the meme is carved in stone.

TB — 1/20/2007 12:19:47 AM (archived)

Jim Treacher has his own take on this:

Also note in the text of the post that PEER has, quietly and without noting the correction, "vanished" the offending text in their news release.

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This is the "memory hole" trick, and is highly typical of these groups. Michael Moore's site is famous for it. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on the internet very well.

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• How old is the Grand Canyon? Park Service won't say - LJK - 12/30/2006 2:53:52 AM
  • SKEPTIC Magazine issues a retraction...said they were duped... - podrock - 1/19/2007 3:45:08 PM
    • Points to them for the excellent retraction. - TB - 1/19/2007 8:49:10 PM
      • re: Extra bonus points! - TB - 1/20/2007 3:19:20 AM
      • Of course, by this time, for many others, the meme is carved in stone. - TB - 1/20/2007 12:19:47 AM
  • It looks like the NPS will have to update their Website - Alan G. Archer - 12/30/2006 4:21:03 PM
    • Amazing how few people will check out a story for themselves. - TB - 12/30/2006 10:29:41 PM
      • You found that the review had been done... - alcaray - 1/2/2007 10:40:39 PM
        • But that's not what the story said, now, was it? - TB - 1/3/2007 6:52:54 PM
          • Did you read the story? - alcaray - 1/3/2007 7:10:26 PM
            • Yes, I did. - TB - 1/3/2007 7:45:32 PM
              • re: Yes, I did. - alcaray - 1/3/2007 10:05:51 PM
                • So sorry about my clumsy HTML! Here is a better version. - alcaray - 1/3/2007 10:26:02 PM
                  • Good golly! Try this. - alcaray - 1/3/2007 10:27:44 PM
                    • re: Try this. - TB - 1/4/2007 1:38:01 AM
                      • I see. - alcaray - 1/4/2007 4:27:16 PM
              • Grand Canyon Association Website - podrock - 1/3/2007 8:38:15 PM
      • The real nutballs are on the (lightweight) media march - Alan G. Archer - 1/1/2007 9:40:29 PM
  • re:Belief in geology? - Raoul - 12/30/2006 11:36:02 AM
    • Science is not a religion - LJK - 12/30/2006 7:35:24 PM
      • re: A question - Raoul - 12/30/2006 9:31:11 PM
      • Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins add their two cents - LJK - 12/30/2006 7:55:13 PM
    • re: re:Belief in geology? - SDG - 12/30/2006 7:01:52 PM
      • Lava Falls - podrock - 12/30/2006 7:34:34 PM
        • re: Layers - Raoul - 12/30/2006 9:41:10 PM
          • foliation - podrock - 12/30/2006 10:44:34 PM