Posted on 10/10/2009 9:32:40 AM PDT by GodGunsGuts
Discovery of 4.4 Million-Year-Old Fossil Does Not Shake Creationists' Faith
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
Oct. 7, 2009
Sometimes an ape is a 4.4 million-year-old fossil that sheds light on the evolutionary origins of human beings, and sometimes… an ape is just an ape.
In the case of "Ardi," the ape-like fossil recently discovered in Ethiopia and already being celebrated as the oldest found relative of modern human beings, the final determination depends on who is doing the talking.
In one camp are evolutionary scientists who last week published and hailed the discovery of an upright walking ape named Ardipithecus ramidus, or "Ardi" for short, who made Ethiopia her home nearly 5 million years ago.
But despite the excitement from the paleontology community, another group of researchers, many of them with advanced degrees in science, are unimpressed by Ardi, who they believe is just another ape...
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I know who posted it to you. Does the fact that you pointed me to it mean you agree with it? So you acknowledge that there are transitionals—lots of them?
Interesting how you needed to insult me and when confronted with reality..the truth..you ran.
“Interesting how you needed to insult me and when confronted with reality..the truth..you ran.”
I didn’t go anywhere. I choose not to debate people who aren’t affected by logic. So in that sense, it is my fault for initiating anything. Don’t reply.
its not logical to deny the extreme complexity and function of the dna code...but feel free. You are making yourself look ridiculous really.
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