I rest my case...
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Once again, I was correct...[^] "What does it tell us about human evolution that we didn't know? Precious little," said Stonybrook University paleoanthropologist John Fleagle. But the fossil is certainly significant for what it can tell us about early primate evolution, he said.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
If you don't see the difference between having minimal expertise and dismissing a hypothesis with no evidence and no particular reason other than you feel like it (e.g. you) and having a great deal of expertise and dismissing a hypothesis while offering a different, ostensibly equally plausible explanation (e.g. the paleontologists in this article) then perhaps you should re-evaluate the regard that you claim to have for scientific reasoning.
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If you don't see the difference between having minimal expertise and dismissing a hypothesis with no evidence and no particular reason other than you feel like it (e.g. you) and having a great deal of expertise and dismissing a hypothesis while offering a different, ostensibly equally plausible explanation (e.g. the paleontologists in this article) then perhaps you should re-evaluate the regard that you claim to have for scientific reasoning.
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When you have some claim to fame as a scientist, I might take that lecture seriously. My analysis of the fossil was in perfect accordance with the conclusions of this article. I am actually pretty damn sure I have a perfectly comfortable grasp of the issues.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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When you have some claim to fame as a scientist, I might take that lecture seriously. My analysis of the fossil was in perfect accordance with the conclusions of this article. I am actually pretty damn sure I have a perfectly comfortable grasp of the issues.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
:laugh: Those are some absolutely fabulous moving goalposts there (claim to fame now, eh?), so I'll just fire right back with that when you actually put some reasonable scientific thought into your posts instead of spending 99% of your time constructing and defending polarizing rhetoric well, just maybe I'll take you seriously too, Skippy.
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Oakman wrote:
Maybe I misunderstood what you were syaing. Was it something other than that it wasn't the missing link, in spite of the headline?
It was a clear enough statement, you can reread it if you like. I didn't think it was a greatly controversial observation but there were those who took exception.
Oakman wrote:
And by the way, I didn't jump on you.
I figured that was becaue you experienced a rare moment of agreement with the obvious. :laugh:
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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:laugh: Those are some absolutely fabulous moving goalposts there (claim to fame now, eh?), so I'll just fire right back with that when you actually put some reasonable scientific thought into your posts instead of spending 99% of your time constructing and defending polarizing rhetoric well, just maybe I'll take you seriously too, Skippy.
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Fisticuffs wrote:
instead of spending 99% of your time constructing and defending polarizing rhetoric well
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said. Thats just the radical liberal true believer in you having a knee jerk reaction to something you thought was an attempt to refute your belief system.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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Fisticuffs wrote:
instead of spending 99% of your time constructing and defending polarizing rhetoric well
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said. Thats just the radical liberal true believer in you having a knee jerk reaction to something you thought was an attempt to refute your belief system.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said. Thats just the radical liberal true believer in you having a knee jerk reaction to something you thought was an attempt to refute your belief system.
Okay, maybe. It wouldn't be the first time. I also do enjoy a good throwabout on the internet. :beer:
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When you have some claim to fame as a scientist, I might take that lecture seriously. My analysis of the fossil was in perfect accordance with the conclusions of this article. I am actually pretty damn sure I have a perfectly comfortable grasp of the issues.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
My analysis of the fossil was in perfect accordance with the conclusions of this article.
Even Jean Dixon was right now and then. Not saying you're right now. But just saying.
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Fisticuffs wrote:
instead of spending 99% of your time constructing and defending polarizing rhetoric well
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said. Thats just the radical liberal true believer in you having a knee jerk reaction to something you thought was an attempt to refute your belief system.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said.
Your political rhetoric is all about polarizing. Typical right wing talk radio tactic.
"Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." -- P.J. O'Rourke
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Stan Shannon wrote:
There was nothing polarizing in anything I said.
Your political rhetoric is all about polarizing. Typical right wing talk radio tactic.
"Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." -- P.J. O'Rourke
I'm a proud denizen of the Real Soapbox[^]
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!!!Tim Craig wrote:
Your political rhetoric is all about polarizing. Typical right wing talk radio tactic.
And your's isn't?
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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Stan Shannon wrote:
My analysis of the fossil was in perfect accordance with the conclusions of this article.
Even Jean Dixon was right now and then. Not saying you're right now. But just saying.
"Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." -- P.J. O'Rourke
I'm a proud denizen of the Real Soapbox[^]
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!!!I'm right correct about everything, Tim. Some day you'll appreciate that...
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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Oakman wrote:
Maybe I misunderstood what you were syaing. Was it something other than that it wasn't the missing link, in spite of the headline?
It was a clear enough statement, you can reread it if you like. I didn't think it was a greatly controversial observation but there were those who took exception.
Oakman wrote:
And by the way, I didn't jump on you.
I figured that was becaue you experienced a rare moment of agreement with the obvious. :laugh:
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
It was a clear enough statement, you can reread it if you like
Then I'll go with my first impression: you said nothing that was not said by the WSJ link other than disputing the validity of the headline.
Stan Shannon wrote:
I didn't think it was a greatly controversial observation
More on the boring side, but Ilion wasn't around so you got cast as his stand-in as defender of the faith.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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I'm right correct about everything, Tim. Some day you'll appreciate that...
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
I'm right correct about everything, Tim. Some day you'll appreciate that...
Especially the part about Jefferson wanting to create a country consisting of 13 fascist states.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Tim Craig wrote:
Your political rhetoric is all about polarizing. Typical right wing talk radio tactic.
And your's isn't?
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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I'm right correct about everything, Tim. Some day you'll appreciate that...
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Stan Shannon wrote:
I'm right correct about everything, Tim.
You'll always be to the right of Atilla, of that I'm sure. Being correct is quite another matter though.
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Stan Shannon wrote:
I'm right correct about everything, Tim. Some day you'll appreciate that...
Especially the part about Jefferson wanting to create a country consisting of 13 fascist states.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
Oakman wrote:
Especially the part about Jefferson wanting to create a country consisting of 13 fascist states.
He would have preferred that to a single fascist federal government.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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Stan Shannon wrote:
I'm right correct about everything, Tim.
You'll always be to the right of Atilla, of that I'm sure. Being correct is quite another matter though.
"Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." -- P.J. O'Rourke
I'm a proud denizen of the Real Soapbox[^]
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!!!Tim Craig wrote:
Being correct is quite another matter though.
He is always politically correct - by his standards. IOt just infuriates him when the rest of us don't do as he does and say as he says and think as he thinks. It challenges him and he doesn't like that.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Stan Shannon wrote:
It was a clear enough statement, you can reread it if you like
Then I'll go with my first impression: you said nothing that was not said by the WSJ link other than disputing the validity of the headline.
Stan Shannon wrote:
I didn't think it was a greatly controversial observation
More on the boring side, but Ilion wasn't around so you got cast as his stand-in as defender of the faith.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Oakman wrote:
More on the boring side, but Ilion wasn't around so you got cast as his stand-in as defender of the faith.
But of course; and you're so transparent. But then, fools generally are.
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Tim Craig wrote:
Being correct is quite another matter though.
He is always politically correct - by his standards. IOt just infuriates him when the rest of us don't do as he does and say as he says and think as he thinks. It challenges him and he doesn't like that.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
Oakman wrote:
IOt just infuriates him when the rest of us don't do as he does and say as he says and think as he thinks.
I suspect it's more when we don't do as he says. I kind of doubt he really does as he says. That's how it generally works with the ultra authoritarian.
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Once again, I was correct...[^] "What does it tell us about human evolution that we didn't know? Precious little," said Stonybrook University paleoanthropologist John Fleagle. But the fossil is certainly significant for what it can tell us about early primate evolution, he said.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
You had one chance out of two of being right, without any expertise on the subject. You were just lucky.