Abstract
I am writing in response to the letter by Marvin Kuehn (December 1989) expressing his views on Michael Denton's book Evolution: A Theory in Crisis. I certainly grant Kuehn the right to criticize this book, when the criticism is given in a forthright manner without resorting to inflammatory rhetoric. However, I am concerned when I read the following: "whose claims to scholarship or integrity are woefully deficient"; "the same old creationist tactics and il-founded objections"; "Denton's lack of precision...and expertise..."; "The standard creationist tactic..."; "ignored or dismissed by some sleight of hand..."; "Denton's lack of intellectual acuity..."; "Denton's major flaws lie in his scholarship and integrity"; "...his citations of leading biologists often distort and twist their intent..."; "infuriated by the unsustainable attacks on evolution..."; "...repulsive misuse of sources."