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Author Topic:   Scientists unveil fossil of 47 million-year-old primate, Darwinius masillae
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Message 34 of 45 (510215)
05-29-2009 12:06 AM
Reply to: Message 33 by AustinG
05-28-2009 11:52 PM


Delayed reporting of the fossil
From reading some posts on the topic I got the impression you guys think the fossil was uncovered very recently.
I would just like to point out that it was discovered a while back and scientists have been studying it in secret for the last two years.
Austin
That's good. That's what scientists should do.
But creationists, on the other hand, have denounced the specimen within hours without having studied it at all!
Therein lies one of the primary differences between science and religious belief.

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.

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