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the "Club"?
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:40 am
by popelane24
Hey guys -
Who is the "Club" with a capital C you guys mention so much?
Seems you're not too fond of them...
-L.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:34 am
by Forum Monk
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:04 pm
by War Arrow
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!"
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:17 pm
by Minimalist
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!