Comments on: new article by dr. robert cargill: pseudo-science and sensationalist archaeology: an exposé of jimmy barfield and the copper scroll project http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/ the official blog of the ever searching soul, dr. robert cargill Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: the insanity continues: jim barfield and the copper scroll project get another jpost article « The Official Blog of Dr. Robert R. Cargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-202 the insanity continues: jim barfield and the copper scroll project get another jpost article « The Official Blog of Dr. Robert R. Cargill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:35:10 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-202 [...] the copper scroll project is listening to the criticisms made on this blog here and here and here and on the bible and interpretation site here and here and on jim west’s blog here [...] [...] the copper scroll project is listening to the criticisms made on this blog here and here and here and on the bible and interpretation site here and here and on jim west’s blog here [...]

]]> By: how *not* to pad your ratings: the copper scroll project facebook marketing scheme « The Official Blog of Dr. Robert R. Cargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-183 how *not* to pad your ratings: the copper scroll project facebook marketing scheme « The Official Blog of Dr. Robert R. Cargill Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:49:34 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-183 [...] have reported several times on the copper scroll project, a group led by retired arson investigator jimmy barfield, who claims to have ‘cracked’ [...] [...] have reported several times on the copper scroll project, a group led by retired arson investigator jimmy barfield, who claims to have ‘cracked’ [...]

]]> By: Stephen Smuts http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-180 Stephen Smuts Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:01:01 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-180 Well done! Thanks for standing for what is true... Well done! Thanks for standing for what is true…

]]> By: An Exposé of Jimmy Barfield and the Copper Scroll Project « Biblical Paths http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-179 An Exposé of Jimmy Barfield and the Copper Scroll Project « Biblical Paths Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:59:52 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-179 [...] UPDATE I:  Dr Bob Cargill on his own blog here. [...] [...] UPDATE I:  Dr Bob Cargill on his own blog here. [...]

]]> By: bobcargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-176 bobcargill Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:41:25 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-176 mark, thanx for the note. agreed, iTunes U can only be utilized by members of an academic community to produce content. however, we should be using it more, for that is a great way to address the public while maintaining credibility. thanx. - bc mark, thanx for the note.

agreed, iTunes U can only be utilized by members of an academic community to produce content. however, we should be using it more, for that is a great way to address the public while maintaining credibility. thanx. – bc

]]> By: Mark Goodacre http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/26/new-article-by-dr-robert-cargill-pseudo-science-and-sensationalist-archaeology-an-expose-of-jimmy-barfield-and-the-copper-scroll-project/#comment-174 Mark Goodacre Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:34:15 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-174 Fantastic article, Bob. Powerful and superbly written. Minor point on the following: "With the rise of the internet, blogging, YouTube, podcasts, iTunes U, and other forms of self-publication making more information readily available to the public, many hacks and pseudo-scientists are using these non-refereed media to make their sensational claims." iTunes U is harder for the dilettantes to access because it is connected with individual universities. If you go to the main iTunes U page, prestige counts -- you'll see Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Duke, Stanford, etc. etc. Therefore one of its values is that it provides a repository for material that the public can trust. Fantastic article, Bob. Powerful and superbly written.

Minor point on the following:

“With the rise of the internet, blogging, YouTube, podcasts, iTunes U, and other forms of self-publication making more information readily available to the public, many hacks and pseudo-scientists are using these non-refereed media to make their sensational claims.”

iTunes U is harder for the dilettantes to access because it is connected with individual universities. If you go to the main iTunes U page, prestige counts — you’ll see Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Duke, Stanford, etc. etc. Therefore one of its values is that it provides a repository for material that the public can trust.

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