Template:Did you know nominations/Counterknowledge
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by ⇒TAP 11:33, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
I've put this in prep 4, per explanation by WilliamH.⇒TAP 11:33, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Counterknowledge
[edit]- ... that Holocaust denial and 9/11 conspiracy theories are part of what Damian Thompson describes in Counterknowledge as a "pandemic of credulous thinking"?
- Reviewed: Gaborone City Council
Created/expanded by WilliamH (talk). Self nom at 22:53, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
The hook needs an in-line citation. The relevant paragraph in the article lacks any citations. A 9-11 conspiracy-theory was mentioned briefly by Murphy's review. Holocaust denial was mentioned in relation to the current President of Iran in a review (I forget which one).- This citation should be easy to arrange.
- It would be interesting to find RSes (or one RS) that discusses Thompson on belief, especially fidism; Catholic theologians rightly condemn the irrationalism of "the just shall live on faith alone" fetishism. I would guess that such a discussion would illuminate the author's treatment of religion. (The sources cited seem to treat Thompson as a namby pamby liberal protestant of the Honest to God type; typically Catholics believe in at least one miracle 2000 years ago.)
- Disclosure: The author just reviewed my languishing DYK nomination. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 10:56, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
- All relevant citations have been woven in, and the hook is fully supported. Thompson's views of beliefs are probably best left to the article on him. Thanks. WilliamH (talk) 22:24, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
The hook is fine. One problem with the article is the use of the word "pseudo-science" before holocaust denial, with the source mentioning the President of Iran. "Pseudo-science" does not appear in the source. I would suggest "fringe belief" rather than pseudo-science, since the President of Iran does not engage in the appearance of historical inquiry of some holocaust-denying authors. Perhaps you or another can find a better word than "pseudo-science". Kiefer.Wolfowitz 05:57, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
- On the contrary, the Iranian government once commissioned a conference for Holocaust deniers of the world, and one of the most notable pieces of Holocaust denial is a very very unscientific report. I included the citation for Holocaust denial to indicate its existence in the book for the hook, but I think Holocaust denial as a pseudoscience is very unlikely to be challenged in the grand mainstream of things. Thanks for your time once again. WilliamH (talk) 09:31, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
- All relevant citations have been woven in, and the hook is fully supported. Thompson's views of beliefs are probably best left to the article on him. Thanks. WilliamH (talk) 22:24, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
