Comments on: "Missing link" found

By: bill rogers

bill rogers — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:20:04 +0000

No offense to the author. But I think I don't believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution. There's no such thing as Darwinius masillae to connect to humans. Anyway, want your home irrigation system be managed? Get a peep in our website Arlintong Irrigation VA for info.

By: Paul Cope

Paul Cope — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:29 +0000

I’d also like to comment on the above comments coming back on topic. Having being an atheist and quite an evangelical one at that :) And now being Muslim. Atheists delight at making us religious types squirm unfortunately they cling on to dogma just as much as we do. Just find your way in life with an open mind and to the extent of your intellect. Argumentum ad hominem will never win an argument and infact makes you seem rather illogical. Peace to all you are all my brothers in mankind.

By: Paul Cope

Paul Cope — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:54:09 +0000

Christopher I very much appreciated your comments. And even as a humble muslim your text regarding the intelligence of God made me chuckle. I hear this 8 year old argument a great deal and would like to clear up a few misconceptions. I think that people who have already decided that there way is correct will pick up on any old wives tale to pat themselves on the back with and say “Good Job (insert name here) i always knew i picked the winning horse” Marriage in Islam is allowed when a female or male attain puberty it is not governed by age, however both parties must be in full agreement. There you go now your body tells you when you have the ability to bear offspring it doesn’t just switch on the minute you reach your 18th birthday surprisingly. Now what right does anyone have to stop these people from marriage when they are considered adults?

By: PLoS ONE

PLoS ONE — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The scientific article on which this story is based is available to read for free, in the peer-reviewed Open Access journal, PLoS ONE, at: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005723

By: Zen Faulkes

Zen Faulkes — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The “Darwin validated” headline makes it sound like evolutionary biologists were waiting for this one fossil to prove that evolution is true — which is not the case. Darwinius masillae is just one pebble being added to a mountain of evidence validating Darwin. (Admittedly, it’s a truly lovely pebble; this is a gorgeous fossil.)

Likewise, calling a fossil “THE missing link” is simple-minded at best. It implies that there was only ONE gap in our knowledge about human evolution.

Surely this discovery can be described in terms that are a little less Victorian.

By: Wouter Donders

Wouter Donders — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

@Zen Faulkes: I don’t think it was intended to mean evolution, but a particular notion within that theory that Darwin predicted: the existence of these missing links between “ordinary animals” and humans – that we as humans are indeed part of the animal kingdom. There simply weren’t fossils that supported that notion in Darwin’s time. Now there is. Of course, even without this particular bit of empirical evidence, that idea is vindicated through evolution and genetics.

By: anette akselsen

anette akselsen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The timing is eerie. I have just today been learning about NASA’s Project Bluebeam. All part of the NWO,. Phase 1 is a major archaelogical find that shakes the foundations of religion. My whole life I have been a staunch Darwinist, but after researching The New World Order and Project Bluebeam, I am not so sure…. check it out for yuorselves

By: Michael Joe

Michael Joe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The fossil discovery is fascinating but calling it a missing link or ‘darwin validated’ is very premature. There is plenty of evidence to be collected before a solid statement can be made.

All that hula balo makes me feel that the book and the documentary is more important to them.

By: Susan Martin

Susan Martin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Key words like “Darwin” and “Missing Link” really prime the hype pump and bring the nutters out of the woodwork. Surely sane debate and rational science occur sans hype, so other agendas must be being served. Enjoy the circus.

By: Jason Sosebee

Jason Sosebee — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Wow! What a terrible headline. This discovery helps to support evolution, not validate it. I would also like to add that this discovery helps to support the existence of God, the creator of evolution.