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Some scientists say Ida is the missing link
The Washington Times ^ | 3/20/09 | Jennifer Harper

Posted on 05/20/2009 8:07:15 AM PDT by lakeprincess

"This is an incredible piece of hype to popularize a movie and a book. It's hard to believe that this story took off, but the media picked up on very emotional claims about the 'missing link.' It's created good publicity," said Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis and founder of the Creation Museum.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: afradapis; creationists; darwiniusmasillae; fossil; godsgravesglyphs; ida; longicristatus; science
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To: massgopguy
So why are there still Monkeys?

Many of us came from Europe. Why are there still Europeans?
41 posted on 05/20/2009 8:52:33 AM PDT by mysterio
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To: annalex

Tons of people are going to believe, this is what they have been waiting for. I said this yesterday, this is brilliant move, they don’t have to have it be true, truth cannot be known now, whatever they say in the media or put in our childrens school books is the truth. This is the most lethal strike you could imagine, this is the turning point, but most don’t realize it. The whole world wants it to be true, they just needed some rallying point, this is it. You have no idea what is coming next ...


42 posted on 05/20/2009 8:54:12 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: jessduntno

Religion is an invention of man.


43 posted on 05/20/2009 8:56:19 AM PDT by Pistolshot (The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
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To: Scythian

All I can say about this is, “Well I’ll be a lemur’s uncle”. Or the beautiful and touching song “I Want a Lemur, Just Like The Lemur, That Married Dear Old Dad”.


44 posted on 05/20/2009 8:57:01 AM PDT by BlueStateBlues (Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . .Palin 2012----can't come soon enough!)
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To: Scythian

You bet. Remove religion from the public square and people begin to worship old monkey bones. That oughta prove something, too...


45 posted on 05/20/2009 8:57:03 AM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: lakeprincess

2 more missing links.


46 posted on 05/20/2009 9:07:08 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: lakeprincess

More like a link between primates and other mammals. Nothing to see, here, just the Idiot Channel trying to make some more $$ on ridiculous hype.

(It’s not even a monkey!)


47 posted on 05/20/2009 9:07:33 AM PDT by dangus
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To: lakeprincess

>> He compared Ida to “an unknown Rembrandt,” explaining that forward-facing eyes, opposing big toes; short face and other features make her part of the anthropoid branch of mammals that include monkeys, apes and humans. <<

Crap! How come no-one told me everybody else has opposing big toes? No wonder the girl at PayLess kept looking at me funny. (I thought it was just the hole in my sock.)


48 posted on 05/20/2009 9:10:08 AM PDT by dangus
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To: annalex
However, to think that any amount of fossils prove evolution is an error in logic.

Evolutionary biology is simply a description of the fossil record and living organisms.

Your statement makes no sense.

49 posted on 05/20/2009 9:10:13 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Pistolshot

“Religion is an invention of man.”

Evolution isn’t?


50 posted on 05/20/2009 9:11:09 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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To: dangus
The Missing Link
51 posted on 05/20/2009 9:11:26 AM PDT by dangus
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To: lakeprincess
Fortunately, the American Public, (aka "… news made to order for hysterical, insecure, ignorant, sheeplike masses, a/k/a “the American people.”
Florence King, Dec 7, 1998.
) with the scientific and technical knowledge of a rutabaga, will just eat this up.
In between episiodes of reality shows, basketball games and "can you rap?" TV specials.

Just saying.

52 posted on 05/20/2009 9:16:50 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: jessduntno
Evolution is a theory, same as Creation 'science'.

You either think as the mind has developed through time or you relegate yourself to the pleasant poetry of a book, also written by man, and stagnate.

53 posted on 05/20/2009 9:17:32 AM PDT by Pistolshot (The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
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To: edcoil
The fact we can identify it 47 million years later showed the species had not evolved into anything doesn’t it.

Oh, but it did!

Liberalis Universalis, found worlwide. As commonplace as weeds.

54 posted on 05/20/2009 9:19:41 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: lakeprincess; All
This caught my eye:

"What was wrong with all the other fossils over the years? Why get so excited with this one?" Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis and founder of the Creation Museum asked.

So let's get this straight. Those who reject evolutionary theory always complain, "There aren't enough transition fossils to 'prove' evolution", but yet when one comes along, the claim is, "What's wrong with all the other fossils; why get excited with this one?"?

What are you kidding me? Does no one but me see the double standard/goal post shifting here?

55 posted on 05/20/2009 9:20:25 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: FourtySeven

One lives in fear there is no god, the other works just as hard to prove there is a god.


56 posted on 05/20/2009 9:22:30 AM PDT by Pistolshot (The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
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To: LeonardFMason

Gads, you were not supposed to reveal that.


57 posted on 05/20/2009 9:22:48 AM PDT by usslsm51
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

It is one thing to describe the fossils and living organisms, other to construct theories how they supposedly evolved one from another.

If you have a specific question, please ask.


58 posted on 05/20/2009 9:25:04 AM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: Pistolshot

“Evolution is a theory, same as Creation ‘science’.”

Theory is theory...why is “science” in quotes?

“You either think as the mind has developed through time or you relegate yourself to the pleasant poetry of a book, also written by man, and stagnate.”

Are you now going to tell us how many Angels can dance on the head of a pin?


59 posted on 05/20/2009 9:26:59 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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To: FourtySeven

“So let’s get this straight. Those who reject evolutionary theory always complain, “There aren’t enough transition fossils to ‘prove’ evolution”, but yet when one comes along, the claim is, “What’s wrong with all the other fossils; why get excited with this one?”?

Welllllll, there remains one definite missing link — between reality and the enthusiastic endorsements of this fossil as the Rosetta Stone of proof for evolution.


60 posted on 05/20/2009 9:32:20 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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