Jan 2004
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EOS Transactions, AGU, Volume 85, Issue 1, p. 3-3
Mathematics
Logic
Public Issues: General Or Miscellaneous, Geodesy And Gravity: Regional And Global Gravity Anomalies And Earth Structure, Forum
Scientific paper
I appreciate Michael Asten's thoughtful comments. The aim of my Forum article was not to promote censorship, but rather, to point out that Tom Vail's book, Grand Canyon: A Different View, is a text that propounds religiously based pseudo-science about a geological icon. As I wrote in that article, in my opinion the sale of that book within the park is undermining the work of the National Park interpreters who work so hard to educate the public, and I believe that Asten would agree with that view. However, he raises a difficult issue. Science advances by open inquiry, and as scientists, we should support an open forum for ideas. However, in the case of the ideas in Vail's book, that open forum occurred in the 19th century, and rigorous review and debate led to their rejection. An overwhelming body of new evidence since then has only reinforced that rejection. The National Park Service (NPS) routinely reviews and approves or rejects items that are submitted for consideration to be sold by the Grand Canyon Association. Thus, any book offered for sale has an implied imprimatur from the NPS. What criteria should be used to acquire that imprimatur?
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