In this case, it's unintentional, though. His mangled version of Darwin's Origin is currently the #1 result of searches for the Origin on Amazon. It's not there honestly, though: it's because Amazon's indexing system has a deep flaw. It doesn't seem to actually track which edition is the most popular…it just gladly gives Comfort's edition full credit with every other edition of the same book. This also means that the star rating for the Comfort edition is elevated; he's getting a leg up by appropriating all the reviews for all the other editions.
Here's a video to explain the situation.
Amazon needs to fix this, and fix it soon. Otherwise, I predict, every single lousy creationist out there is going to grab any out-of-copyright, reputable science book out there and come out with their own edition by slapping a dishonest foreword on it, and get a free ride on the reputation of the original authors.
I'll also add that if Ray Comfort has the tiniest scrap of integrity in his itty-bitty body, he'll be leading the charge to demand that Amazon give credit where it is due and sort out their scrambled ratings system.
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