More Complete than Lucy

timberlandko wrote:

Mat. 7:16

Oh no, Timber is quoting the bible. We're doomed

rosborne979 wrote:

timberlandko wrote:

Mat. 7:16

Oh no, Timber is quoting the bible. We're doomed

And, can he explain it's meaning?

Intrepid wrote:

rosborne979 wrote:

timberlandko wrote:

Mat. 7:16

Oh no, Timber is quoting the bible. We're doomed

And, can he explain it's meaning?

I'm sure he can make up as good a meaning for it as anyone else can.

Ah, just as making up a meaning for those things that are discovered without actually knowing what they are?

Intrepid wrote:

Ah, just as making up a meaning for those things that are discovered without actually knowing what they are?

You're comparing interpretation of a vague text with interpreting physical evidence? Give me a break.

Intrepid, thank you for exemplifying and validating the point made via my bible cite ... even though I do not expect you might understand how and why you've done so.

rosborne979 wrote:

timberlandko wrote:

Mat. 7:16

Oh no, Timber is quoting the bible. We're doomed (emoticon removed in teh interest of good taste)

Funny that nobody took Mr. Timber to task for posting a flagrantly religious item. And, can he explain it's meaning?

Intrepid, thank you for exemplifying and validating the point made via my bible cite ... even though I do not expect you might understand how and why you've done so.

Intrepid wrote:

rosborne979 wrote:

timberlandko wrote:

Mat. 7:16

Oh no, Timber is quoting the bible. We're doomed (emoticon removed in teh interest of good taste)

Funny that nobody took Mr. Timber to task for posting a flagrantly religious item. And, can he explain it's meaning?

He gets a pass on the basis of "fighting fire with fire."

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You're whining about my "fanaticism," and attempting to claim that you did not introduce religion into the topic. But what do you purport one is to assume you are introducing if not religion when you make a snide remark about people being desparate to believe we are descended from apes?

First of all, humans are not descended from apes, for as far as the fossil record seems to indicate--apes and humans are descended from a common ancestor. The first hint of a religious world view on your part is your reference to descent from apes, something which even a knowledgabel layman would not contend. Then your claim about people being desparate to believe something which in fact evolutionary theory does not claim.

If there is any fanaticism here, it is on your part. That's why the Big Bird's scriptural citation is so telling. If you were not expressing a religious world view, what was the point of the dull-witted remark about "descended from apes?"

timberlandko wrote:

Intrepid, thank you for exemplifying and validating the point made via my bible cite ... even though I do not expect you might understand how and why you've done so.

You get three bonus points and an extra spin for making me LOL in the office.

Summary (Sep 25, 2006): 3.3 million years ago, a three year old girl died in present day Ethiopia, in an area called Dikika. Though a baby, she provides researchers with a unique account of our past. Her completeness, antiquity, and age at death combine make this find unprecedented in the history of paleoanthropology, and open many new research avenues to investigate into the infancy of early human ancestors.

Nature mag with additional links

all truly smile-making

If you were not expressing a religious world view, what was the point of the dull-witted remark about "descended from apes?"

Setanta wrote:

If you were not expressing a religious world view, what was the point of the dull-witted remark about "descended from apes?"

Not to nit-pick or anything, but I think he said "linked to" apes, not "descended from" apes.

I still think the comment had an obvious religious implication however.

Thank you rosborne979. Also, in retrospect, I may have subconciously alluded to this in a religious context. Force of habit. This was not, however, my intention at the time of that post.

ehBeth wrote:

Nature mag with additional links

all truly smile-making

Perhaps you should read this, Setanta.

The specimen reveals the child had many morphological similarities to African apes such as in the hyoid bone found in the throat.