Posted on 04/06/2019 9:49:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin
If it sounds like a hoax, that’s the way to bet.
There are similarities between Trump’s presidency and how the article reads about this find
DePalma’s lack of a Ph.D. and support from a major institution make him vulnerable to running out of funds or otherwise losing control of the site. Fortunately, the jolt of publicity and DePalma’s connections with a local museum and a state university in Palm Beach County are likely to generate an influx of cash and political support. There is enough private wealth in Palm Beach to quickly underwrite the staff and facilities necessary to fully exploit, analyze, and display DePalma’s discoveries. And I imagine a certain prominent sometime resident of Palm Beach might even be engaged to support such an effort in his official capacity.
Piltdown Man!
I gather that DePalma’s ability to control the site and leverage the popular press does not sit well with others in the field, but he has been burned twice in this cut throat world and he seems to be determined to avoid another burn. He knows someone from here in Kansas who was attacked by the “professionals” and in the end, chose to put his find on the open market. It got ugly and this one might end up the same way.
Those kinds of episodes are so common in paleontology that they seem intrinsic to the profession, or at least intrinsic to those who practice it.
No doubt. At least, they have stopped shooting at one another.
Money and control of the mechanisms of professional credit and public recognition are far more effective weapons.
This is why we call it FAKE NEWS. Duh.
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