Con Men in Lab Coats [how science corrects itself]

Scientific American ^ | March 2006 | By the editors

[zeeba neighba]

Of course, the haldol does make things a bit fuzzy.

Poor baby,, see if your doctor can prescribe less for you.

[b_sharp]

"Anything that looks like a bear is too big for my yard. I don't care how cute and vegetarian and shy it's supposed to be.

Anything larger than a cat is too big for my backyard. I live in a condo complex where the back yards are about 10m by 10m. Just enough room to set up a BBQ and invite a half dozen friends over for steak and beer.

[RightWingNilla]

I was stating that the conclusions drawn were based on a lack of information.

LOL. Lack of information?

How many examples of shared ERVs and pseudogenes would you like to see before you are reasonably convinced of common descent?

Genomic science is fascinating and is finding a lot of unexpected things and will continue to do so.

Nothing out of latest comparative genomics has cast any doubt on the previous studies whatsoever.

I think you *finally* see this, however you are still going to play dumb for the cause (whatever the hell that might be).

[Right Wing Professor]

Projection is another symptom. It must be tough, not knowing which are your thoughts, and which ones are being beamed in through your tooth fillings.

[zeeba neighba]

I have mountain lions and coyotes, but I just love tracking a big old mean bear and catching it.

[RightWingNilla]

Cleared of the hype, what this means is the common ancestor of humans, chimps and gorillas had a particular HERV insertion. The insertion persisted until after humans and chimps diverged, and then got deleted from the human line.

This was a card in tallhappy's last game of three card monty.

Today we are fixating on a "surprising" new retroviral element in chimps.

[Mamzelle]

re: Then he goes off on another thread, smears you, and (of course) proves your already low opinion of you by not being Mensch enough to ping you to his libel.)))

Excuse me, but are you really talking about menschen here? Who developed this system of "you can't talk to me on a discussion forum", anyway? After years --(and I've been here since '98, though I had to start over in 2000 because of a i-stalker, a real one) -- on FR, the only "don't ping me" I've ever heard was in an evo thread.

You should not make available so much personal info. I am speaking from hard experience.

[Right Wing Professor]

Today we are fixating on a "surprising" new retroviral element in chimps.

Life is full of surprises, and every one a fatal flaw in evolution, in the mind of a creationist. And when the inevitable mundane explanation presents itself, never mind, instant amnesia will take hold, and in another day or two we'll have another surprise.

[RunningWolf]

Well what about you RWP?

Not to take away from your accopmplsihents (and I would not want to do it even if I could) you are a perfect example that academic attainment does not inure one from all the foibles and failures of humanity-logic. If you were able to see it, you might get a chuckle. Its the Irish thing, I know Sigh, my family has some Irish there too.

I mean you thought ROUND UP would take a Wolf out!! LOLOL And what was that other chemical?? I never even heard of it till you mentioned it. And you sounded authoritative on the drug too.

Wolf

[RightWingNilla]

though I had to start over in 2000 because of a i-stalker, a real one

Now theres a real glutton for punishment.

[zeeba neighba]

Sigh, you know I only haff one big toof and it's not filled, itsh capped.

[zeeba neighba]

Poor lil Professor-- he thought freshman worship extended into real life.

[js1138]

...proves your already low opinion of you by not being Mensch enough to ping you to his libel.

I consider it a bonus not to be pinged. These threads aren't really dialogs.

[b_sharp]

"I have mountain lions and coyotes, but I just love tracking a big old mean bear and catching it."

If I lived anywhere outside the city, coyotes and foxes would be common in my back yard, but they seldom wander this far into the outskirts of the city. We do encounter them at times along with the even more infrequent forays into the city by moose and bear but so far none have reached my deck. Even though I have a number of bows and have done some hunting I wouldn't kill an animal that made it to my home. If they survive the idiot drivers in my neighbourhood they deserve to survive.

[js1138]

Neither of you know the context of the discussion between the fellow who says he is right wing and a professor prior to my post you linked to.

You think we can't read and follow a thread back?

[Mamzelle]

Yep, a rabid leftie managed to find a business website, find my home and family, and then trace me here, and tried to harass me at work. Had to lose some FR seniority to start over under a new moniker.

And? So? Any menschen out there?

[Right Wing Professor]

It's the Irish thing, I know Sigh, my family has some Irish there too.

Wolfhound, or setter?

[zeeba neighba]

My property is posted No Hunting. Sometimes though, one wants to cause trouble so you have to put bait out and send it packing.

[RunningWolf]

LMAO!!

[Right Wing Professor]

I mean you thought ROUND UP would take a Wolf out!!

Nah. I know roundup is severely toxic only to plants. I don't post threats.