Leakey's got a fucking hot daughter that's also an anthropologist. Yeah, my two cents...
Also, this really isn't all the profound if you think about it. Half of archeology is simply waiting for the data to materialize, and it has. Way to go common sense...
On the other hand, kudos to Subrosa for bringing the subject matter to SG boards...
"This is not questioning the idea at all of evolution; it is refining some of the specific points," Anton said. "This is a great example of what science does and religion doesn't do. It's a continous self-testing process."
I was really, really happy to see that in the article. The knuckle dragging fundies have become so rabid about inserting their politics into everything, that it was nice to see a scientist pre-emptively counter that by putting the discovery in the broader social context. This kind of thing is completely mundane in science - that is, new discoveries challenging existing theories and paving the way to more updated, refined theories - yet only sparks media controversy when one of the make believe pet theories of the religious right is involved. No one would bat an eyelash if the discovery had been in any other field, and it's more important than ever that the public understands how science works.
emotedcreations
Germany
July 2006
AUG 10, 2007 01:27 AM