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To: RobRoy

I came across that site in my research. You don't suppose they have a sacred cow they're trying to protect, do you? Most dispassionate sources give the earliest inclusion of that story at around the 4th century. I could recommend a couple of good books for you on this subject, if you'd like.


551 posted on 07/03/2006 10:06:26 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: Junior

>>You don't suppose they have a sacred cow they're trying to protect<<

Virtually every site has a sacred cow to protect. Sometimes you gotta get past it. I thought this was a good site as well: http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/rncse_content/vol25/9035_nonmineralized_tissues_in_fos_12_30_1899.asp

Although it takes the evolution side, (it does state its purpose as "Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools"), it is also very level headed and frank in it's statements and conclusions, although it gets a little too enmeshed in definitions.

I love this honest frankness within the conclusion:

"The creationists have found a real weakness in the way scientists discuss fossils and hardly should be blamed for using this weakness to their advantage. The creationist challenge provides us with a good opportunity to clarify our thinking, and with object lessons in the dangers of using poorly defined terms when clarity is needed, and substituting time-honored narrative for real knowledge."

I really do welcome ANY real discoveries made from the T-rex soft tissue. The analysis of the tissue itself is still in it's infancy. There is much to be learned.


553 posted on 07/03/2006 10:47:39 AM PDT by RobRoy (The Internet is about to do to Evolution what it did to Dan Rather. Information is power.)
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