"Missing Link" found!

[Sean]

No, I'm not referring to the really hairy little guy I saw at the beach last Sunday while I was playing volleyball. I'm referring to this. The 47 million year old monkey fossils that actually appear to be the remains of the long-sought "missing link" in human evolution. I love that it was actually found decades ago and has been hanging on some random guy's wall as a decoration.

And here's a link to info on when the first shows about it will be aired around the world.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by Sean

No, I'm not referring to the really hairy little guy I saw at the beach last Sunday while I was playing volleyball. I'm referring to this. The 47 million year old monkey fossils that actually appear to be the remains of the long-sought "missing link" in human evolution. I love that it was actually found decades ago and has been hanging on some random guy's wall as a decoration.

I'm so glad you said that! (since these are still only claims, and some remain decidedly sceptical)

But yes - potentially - very exciting, and even if it's not related in the way we thought/hoped, still a marvellous fossil.

And now we cross live to our science correspondent, Sarah Palin....

("Oh gee.... Gosh darn, the Lord works in mysterious ways, blah blah blah....")

[Deckard]

Let's just get this out the way shall we.....



Ok.

Carry on...

[Strangelet]

Sean, by the way, I thought your serve had great form.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Leave it to sean to find this.












Hey! I want one of those too cacophony. I mentioned it first.

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Thank you, bryantm3. In regards to lemurs, my thoughts exactly.

[cacophony]

now THIS is something i feel like i can preemptively blame the media for. i predict a slow-news-day feeding frenzy with crazy religious zealots and bloodthirsty atheists engaging in open battle on every news network and website.

and for what? if you already believe in evolution, this changes nothing. and if you're too stupid to comprehend evolution, this isn't going to budge your opinion.


apparently there's a news program in australia that just asked, "is this the end of religion?" actually, i wish we had a vomiting smiley because that's a more accurate depiction of my reaction.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Strangelet

Sean, by the way, I thought your serve had great form.

[cacophony]

This whole thread makes me want to gouge my eyes out. Is it really this difficult to understand the principle of natural selection? Because I'm seeing some really stupid things being said in the name of debating evolution.

Do we need to pause for a refresher course?

[bas_I_am]

Originally Posted by cacophony

This whole thread makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

One of the first responses to the initial post was a prediction of a "slow-news-day feeding frenzy"

funny how the thread devolved

[cacophony]

this is currently my very favorite video on the interwebs.