Its most common use is by evolutionists who claim that creationists misrepresent quotes from scientists.
Its most common use is by evolutionists who claim that creationists misrepresent quotes from scientists.
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The main reason why TalkOrigins.org raises the issue of alleged quote mining is that often there claims have no merit and they are merely suffering from [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] when noted evolutionists have moments of candor and point out the various significant deficiencies of the evolutionary position.
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A common reason why TalkOrigins.org makes claims of quote mining appears to be that they have no better way to respond when noted evolutionists have moments of candor and point out the various significant deficiencies of the evolutionary position.