Talk:Fingerprints of the Gods
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This article about Graham Hancock's book is very biased, full of orthodox prejudices and arrogancy. What does "speculative author" mean, for God's sake? As a frequent Wikipedia user, I feel very disappointed. Look at this paragraph: "Although self-described as a work of non-fiction, the proposals put forward in the book are frequently described as pseudoscience and pseudoarchaeology by those in the scholarly and scientific community who have examined its contentions." Pseudoscience? Lack of objectivity and a biased narrow-minded, conservative approach here.
[edit] Agreed
This does carry a biased tone. Now I have read "Fingerprints," and found the ideas to be contestable, in the very least. However, the author does note evidence and offers this evidence to the reader. This article, on the other hand, uses vague references to "them." When citing sources, "most people," "much of the ---- community," and such can only be used if you have actually and personally asked "most people" (which to be safe would be roughly 8,000,000,000 people with care to a random sampling of gender, age, religion, education, and other socio-economic factors). If you did not ask "most people," then provide who you did ask, or cite the appropriate article. Citing sources is key to any academic discussion; an agreement on certain "truths" for the present argument to set upon. CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!! For more information, please see the Modern Language Association's web-site or MLA Guide.
