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I don't see why the category "Pseudoscientific biologists" belongs here. A "Bachelor of Applied Science, with an emphasis in Environmental Biology" doesn't qualify you as a biologist, whether pseudoscientific or otherwise. The category is not referenced and should be removed. 121.219.8.176 (talk) 12:56, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Since no-one has responded/objected to the above suggestion, please remove Category:Pseudoscientific biologists from this article. It is completely unreferenced. Generally speaking, only people advanced degrees or extensive publication records are considered "biologists", and there is no indication in the article that Ken Ham can be considered one, whether "pseudoscientific" or otherwise. 120.144.196.69 (talk) 06:24, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Sam Sailor ^Sing 06:42, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please also remove the Category:Advocates of pseudoscience category, since that category states "This is a container category, which must not include articles." -- 101.117.90.16 (talk) 08:22, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]