“TN4Liberty: “So you feel the need to be insulting why?”
Quote the alleged insult, and explain your problem with it.
More important, explain why you can’t see what should be perfectly obvious. “
Confrontational? Condescending? Better words? I would think that only a social misfit wouldn’t see that in your words. One must assume you were either deliberately insulting or socially tone deaf to explain your remarks. I’ll accept a third hypothesis if you can present one.
BTW, doing a little research - the feather from scale conversion is just one of many theories, all speculative, and all with holes in them. None are apparently universally accepted. Some speculation exists that perhaps scales evolved from feathers. Or perhaps both evolved from a common cell type that birds now have on their legs. Interesting concepts, don’t you think? One might wonder why you can’t see alternatives that are so obvious.
Also, I’d appreciate some links describing cold blooded birds and warm blooded reptiles you speak of (or semi-cold/semi-warm). Thanks in advance.
Ah, you did provide links. Wikipedia. I’ll get right on that. Meanwhile, you can go back to insulting everyone on the thread.
Please quote an example of where I called anyone a "social misfit", "tone deaf" or any other insulting, confrontational or condescending terms.
Then explain why, precisely, you consider the quoted remark "socially tone deaf".
TN4Liberty: "the feather from scale conversion is just one of many theories, all speculative, and all with holes in them.
None are apparently universally accepted."
So I'll ask you the same question I asked ARepublicanForAllReasons: did you never have a good science teacher?
Did no one ever explain to you the differences between scientific facts, hypotheses and theories, or what a "scientific law" has to have?
Do you not immediately recognize an unconfirmed hypothesis versus a confirmed theory?
There are no confirmed theories that I know of regarding the early development of feathers.
TN4Liberty: "Ah, you did provide links. Wikipedia. I’ll get right on that."
Why use more complex stuff with folks who don't know even the basics?