07-02-2013, 08:25 PM
>Also, I don't think persons like James Douglass, who wrote about the Dan Marvin story, would receive this kind of crass abuse. Forgive me, but the hypocrisy in that can't go unmentioned.<
I am unsure as to who is being accused of hypocrisy, but, in case Mr. Doyle has me in mind, let me say this. A couple of years ago, James Douglass gave a lecture at Cornell on "Unspeakable." I live in Ithaca, and was happy to be able to attend. It was an excellent presentation, and, after he spoke, people lined up to speak to him, as did I. I must have queued for about 20 minutes and then told him in no uncertain terms why the Marvin/Pitzer coverage is the Achilles heel of his book, and urged him to find better balance if he ever writes a second edition. He accepted my comments graciously.
I am unsure as to who is being accused of hypocrisy, but, in case Mr. Doyle has me in mind, let me say this. A couple of years ago, James Douglass gave a lecture at Cornell on "Unspeakable." I live in Ithaca, and was happy to be able to attend. It was an excellent presentation, and, after he spoke, people lined up to speak to him, as did I. I must have queued for about 20 minutes and then told him in no uncertain terms why the Marvin/Pitzer coverage is the Achilles heel of his book, and urged him to find better balance if he ever writes a second edition. He accepted my comments graciously.