the "Club"?

popelane24 · Post by **popelane24** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:40 am

Hey guys -

Who is the "Club" with a capital C you guys mention so much?

Seems you're not too fond of them...

-L.

Forum Monk · Post by **Forum Monk** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:34 am

The "Club" began around this board as a name for the mainstream archaeologists who refused to believe in any pre-clovis culture though we were seeing evidence of it several years ago. It has since expanded to include the institutional mainstream sciences which exhibit close-minded adherence to established paradigms inspite of growing evidence to the contrary.

War Arrow · Post by **War Arrow** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:04 pm

It's more recently become a term used to imply blind acceptance of an archaeological dogma, or in some cases blind acceptance of an archaeological dogma that just happens to go against one's own pet theory.

In debating terms it's the equivalent of "Ha! That's what they want you to think!"

Post by **Minimalist** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:17 pm

Forum Monk wrote:The "Club" began around this board as a name for the mainstream archaeologists who refused to believe in any pre-clovis culture though we were seeing evidence of it several years ago. It has since expanded to include the institutional mainstream sciences which exhibit close-minded adherence to established paradigms inspite of growing evidence to the contrary.

What a spectacular answer!