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Topic: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing

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- Omaar Khayaam
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Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
OP - October 22, 2009, 03:08 PM

Hmmm...

http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/breaking_the_link_-_darwinius_revealed_as_ancestor_of_nothin.php
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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #1 - October 22, 2009, 05:36 PM

i always ignore "scientific news"

if something is sensational, it's rarely scientific
why?
because if it has the "omg WOW" effect on people it means it has not been carefully explored and analyzed YET

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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #2 - October 22, 2009, 05:38 PM

I like that article though, the media hype about Ida irritated me at the time. In fact, I always cringe every time the media report the latest fossil find as a "missing link"

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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #3 - October 22, 2009, 05:45 PM

Scientific news are fine if published in a peer reviewed journals, like Nature or Science. I never pay much attention to very recent news reports. They usually rush reports for exclusive gains and competitions.

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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #4 - October 22, 2009, 05:49 PM

Exactly. Plus, a lot of journalists reporting on science don't know the first thing about it, hence the nonsense about missing links.

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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #5 - October 22, 2009, 09:46 PM

Before they label anything else as being the missing link, perhaps they should look at themselves as possible contenders for the title

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Re: Breaking the Link - Darwinius revealed as ancestor of nothing
Reply #6 - October 23, 2009, 05:41 AM

actually, I often joke about it even with my hardcore Muslim friends. When ever we encounter an asshole or a stupid person who gets on our nerves, I would say look... Isn't that enough evidence that Darwin was right? They would giggle and nod in agreement.

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