Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back

The New York Times ^ | 9/20/2005 | CORNELIA DEAN

[b_sharp]

"I knew that Geology 101 course would come in handy some day. ;) (actually 2 years of it as part of a Civ Eng major, and 2 years of soil mechanics)

Ah, so the secret weapon isn't so secret anymore.

I think you should be promoted to a member of Black-Ops in Darwin Central's Geology Division. You can then wander the dark dusty halls of the Noachian Flood 'Geologists'.

[furball4paws]

I descended from an ape

[furball4paws]

It's a new field at ORU - ID/GYN

[furball4paws]

Sorry, not physically attractive, but I'd like to get close to what's in her head.

[furball4paws]

And they say evos have no sense of humor.

[b_sharp]

"I descended from an ape

I am an ape.

[Leatherneck_MT]

lol had to laugh at your post.. but... please don't confuse the Elite know it alls with facts.

It makes their heads hurt and pisses them off that you won't squeeze yourself into their neat little "Scientific Universe"

Grand response Owl :)

[Thatcherite]

I think you should be promoted to a member of Black-Ops in Darwin Central's Geology Division. You can then wander the dark dusty halls of the Noachian Flood 'Geologists'.

Where did you find out about that department? (that Darwin Central funds from a slush-budget). Now we've got to decide whether to make you disappear into one of Paleo-Fake-Division's archeopteryx digs or recruit you (and I doubt that Patrick will release the budget for recruitment, frankly)

It is Top Secret that the angular unconformity under the Grand Canyon was one of our more major construction projects (it was a bitch getting all those strata to tip up and slide without disturbing the overburden, I can tell you). But I'm working on getting a promotion to the Varves Manufacture/Brittle Cone section. That's where all the real action is.

[Thatcherite]

lol had to laugh at your post.. but... please don't confuse the Elite know it alls with facts.

Luckily he didn't. His post was largely a fact-free zone.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Name one fossil (with documented proof) that supports your allegation.

You can't, because no fossil record exists to support ANY theory of Evolution. There is no link, there never has been a link and there never WILL be a link.

Except for the Missing one.

Evolution is a theory and until such time as fossilized proof can be shown to the world, it will remain only a theory.

[PatrickHenry]

That's where all the real action is.

The real action is where you'd never think to look. That's how it is with truly secret conspiracies.

[Junior]

Unfortunately, the same folks that say we have no sense of humor would be unable to get the humor of that post.

[From many - one.]

"I'm asserting that ID may be a superior explanation of how life came to exist on Earth."

I try to catch these as they fly by.

Evolution has nothing to do with how life came to exist on Earth.

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"...It's a theory. And that's why they are looking for evidence to support it..."

ID is not a scientific theory. Hypothesis maybe, theory, no.

And you don't make up a theory or a hypothesis and look for evidence to bqack itup. You look at the dataand formulate the best theory you can to cover it all.

[From many - one.]

Camel's noses and tents come to mind.

[Quark2005]

I'm asserting that ID may be a superior explanation of how life came to exist on Earth.

ID explains everything, I agree. What specifically, does it predict?

[Doctor Stochastic]

Hydrology, teach the Controversy!

[From many - one.]

I read your post three times and have decided that if there appears to be any difference in perspective between my view on this and yours it's because I wasn't writing clearly.

[Question_Assumptions]

Camel's noses and tents come to mind.

All the world's a slippery slope. People need to learn to deal with it.

[js1138]

I wasn't trying to disagree with you. Just the faith alone jockeys.

[Doctor Stochastic]

...It is Top Secret that the angular unconformity under the Grand Canyon was one of our more major construction projects ...

Next is repair of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, or is that too hard or even worth the candle?