Quote Originally Posted by Biggin View Post
How can you say that with a straight face?

This was a previously undiscovered species.

This 'no big deal' discovery is of an ancient mammal that walked upright like a human.

The discovery could very well be the missing link, the piece of the evolution puzzle that both chimps and man evolved from.
The upright walking, the basic human structure, with long fingers and arms, and an opposable toe.

I just don't see how anyone can just laugh this off. To do that, is to mightily underestimate its importance. This is a major scientific discovery. This does not prove evolution, not even close. But this is a major piece in the evolution time line. This is not a definitive answer, or proof of concept, but this is a major piece of evidence to support the theory.
This is not the proof of evolution, this is a a big piece of evidence that supports the theory.

And Time is not a reputable source? Since when? There was nothing funny in the TIME story, it was a great recap of a very big scientific discovery.
The reason I just "laugh it off" is my memory of the other couple of dozen earth shattering evolutionary discoveries of my lifetime. Each of which were later partially or wholly discredited or at least shown to have been greatly exaggerated or misrepresented. Then there are the dozens upon dozens before my lifetime which met the same fate.

There was a time I would have bothered to point out the already dissenting voices among even other evolutionists. I'll simply say now that they are there and they are legion. From my experience this this running true to form to every such major find. Wait and see....very soon there will be minor withdrawals from the ranks, then some questions about findings, followed by a very quite fading into obscurity.

Seen it before (over and over) will see it again...