[FormerRep]

In the previous posting on Ardi (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2353588/posts?page=77#77)I mentioned that the line art drawing of the skeletal structure of the remains seemed inconsistent with a constant biped. The article notes that there are scientists examining the remains and are coming up with the same criticisms. The author had a valid discussion and should have stuck to that instead of some of her(?) sneering editorializing. She (?) is correct that the contrary interpretations are not being well reported in the media. As long as the scientific community itself is paying attention the media doesn’t matter that much. Scientists typically don’t rely on sensationalized headlines to guide their opinions.

[CottShop]

[[In the previous posting on Ardi (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2353588/posts?page=77#77)I mentioned that the line art drawing of the skeletal structure of the remains seemed inconsistent with a constant biped. The article notes that there are scientists examining the remains and are coming up with the same criticisms.]]

But you watch- NatGeo, The History Channel, the Discovery channel- ALL channels that are watched by impressionable children, WILL NOT MENTION ANY of htose facts, and they WILL still tout Ardi as our ‘common ancestor’, and will undoubtedly invent an elaborate ‘life history’ of Ardi to show how we suppsoedly swung out hte trees, onto the ground, and began inventing space shuttles

The media DOES MATTER a great deal- many many many children wil lbe given a FALSE impression, and wil lgrow up thinking soemthign unscientific

[tpanther]

Scientists typically don’t rely on sensationalized headlines to guide their opinions.

Riiiiiight...so what explains their profound silence on so many of them then?

That's just it, scientists are no less human than any of the others...otherwise more would be stepping forward on global warming and this latest "Ardi" debacle...