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To: Coyoteman
and should therefore be around 500,000 years old...

the 'experts' aren't convinced, why should I be? And there's nothing to 'correct' because of the experts' quite evident uncertainty...

bit cranky today, are we hmm?

19 posted on 10/05/2007 8:38:52 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair dinkum!)
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To: Fred Nerks
and should therefore be around 500,000 years old...

the 'experts' aren't convinced, why should I be? And there's nothing to 'correct' because of the experts' quite evident uncertainty...

bit cranky today, are we hmm?

Scientists tend to write carefully, saying no more than they can reliably document, and couching even what they can document in very careful terms.

You ask, "the 'experts' aren't convinced, why should I be?"

Why do you assume you know more than the experts? How long have you studied in this field? Should I address you as Dr. Nerks?

As for cranky, yes, I do get "cranky" with folks who trash science and scientists without sufficient personal knowledge to have a valid scientific opinion. You comment has led me to believe that you might fit into this category.

If you have spent a few dozen years studying this field and, on that basis, have specific doubts concerning their findings, then I will certainly listen respectfully.

Otherwise, no.

21 posted on 10/05/2007 8:59:29 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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