Evolution is a Lie. Pat Robertson was Right.

Choke on it, you ignorant heathens!

We also would have accepted, "Suck it, Trebek!"

gladly

With a name like that, who's surprised ?

How is this news?

HEATHEN!

"We have a witch, may we burn her?"

But seriously, I can't wait to hear all the young-earth creation freaks come here and say that this discovery discredits evolution, despite the fact that it's simply a revision of current accepted human evolution.

That'll be awesome.

They will, eventually, learn that expressing their opinion in public only gets them laughed at.

This isn't actually surprising to anyone, is it? We already know that neanderthals and cro-magnon man coexisted, for example.

(P.S. I'm not overlooking the humor in Subrosa's post, I'm just hoping that the general population is more intelligent and well-informed than I fear.)

Don't worry. They have an amazing lack of understanding of scientific method and it's implications, including the idea that revising a theory to fit new data does not mean the entire theory is wrong.

No doubt this will also cause them to rekindle their nonsense about evolution being contested within the scientific community. They can't seem to grasp that the basic principle isn't debated, only the exact way in which it occurs.

This isn't big news. I learned in freshman bio that multiple members of the genus homo existed together, and that was over four years ago now. Some of those other cats looked freeeeaky.

cats and dogs living together? mass hysteria?

That doesn't preclude people going crazy about something.

I'm not so optimistic. They've (especially people like Focus on the Family) been expressing their opinion in public for years. People actually agree with them. *shiver*

You're assuming The nutters would read that far into the article before going off the deep end.

Science scary, Pat Robertson good

Oooo... Fire hot, tree pretty!

Whatever you do, do not mention punctuated equilibrium vs phyletic gradualism when trying to discuss evolution with a creationist.

And if you bring up drug-resistant tuberculosis, you bear the burden of cleaning up their brains and skull fragments.

I've made that mistake, and been treated to a rant about how when phyletic gradualism couldn't explain everything, the evil evolutionists came up with punctuated equilibrium to better fit the facts, and therefore the entire theory of evolution must be wrong.

No, that's what happens if teh gays get married.

I'm sorry, but haven't you heard? Microevolution doesn't prove that macroevolution occurs.

Try again, pagan scum. The only logical conclusion is that God exists and He created us in His image.

Er... Don't you mean man created God in his image? (Ach! Zee sarcasm detector is on the fritz! Ist kaput!)

Paleontologists abandoned the old linear ape to man image long ago, this really is nothing new. It simply shows how varied the hominid "tree" was during our prehistory and that species coexisted during the same time (you know, like zebras and horses, bees and wasps, chimpanzees and gorillas, etc.). This doesn't mean that evolution doesn't occur (who's jumping to that conclusion based on this story anyways???), this finding is merely improving our understanding of different species' existence within a clearer timeline.

The whole concept of creationism is archaic propaganda designed to dull the intellect and bring self-righteous dignification to those who feel their faith is under attack by truth. Unfortunately, way too many people are comfortable being tucked deep within their caves, fearing the shadows on the wall to give a shit. But go on ahead... Fear the shadows, be a slave to myth. It's your prerogative to believe whatever the hell you want, just try not to blow your smoke in everyone else's faces.

Here's a candle to help light your way in case you wish to find your way out of the cave...
The Scientific Case for Common Descent

i still think we all came from a coconut tree....