The Missing Link -- Not

Well, i guess they will need to rewrite evolutionary history.....again

The History Channel also does "documentaries" on UFO's and anything else they think that might sell, so we can't really blame that on the scientists.

I don't remember what the scientists originally claimed, but I never thought anyone should have been talking about the "human line" with this fossil. There was no "human line" 37 million years ago - only primitive primate groups of uncertain relationship, one of which later radiated into all monkeys and apes (including humans).

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LOL we get another "never mind" from the scientists who mock anyone who has faith in God. Not that God could not have used evolution even in his creation, but we are asked to have faith in them instead. No, we find out we didnt come from neandertalls. "NO, never mind about the evolving from monkeys. Oh, and woops, forget about Ida. But be ready the next time we offer up a theory that will be required learning in your schools."

Forget the monkey. Show me the "link" of a reptile that supposedly became a mammal. You people are dreaming. You wish that your fantasy is true.

Show me the bacteria that grew organs and legs. You're trippin' and you don't even know it.

The only reason any DNA is even viable at all is because of the accuracy of the copies that it makes of itself. That means no evolution ever happens.

You people are nuts.

My neighbor is a scientist at Goddard and he says that with all the evidence we have now, the only people that believe in evolution are idiots and scientists getting government grants. He says they joke about evolution all the time at work.

Some people just refuse to believe in evolution. Fair enough though it would be devastating to find out that in fact you religion is not what you thought. There are many examples of animals adapting over the years..

maybe we are an alien race that is on this planet as an experiment.. Just a thought, what if other beings found this planted but was habited by dinosaurs that would eat you.. They blow up the plant but the under calculated the destruction which is why all the continents split "pangea".. The plant was uninhabitable for 1000's of years.. They carved the massive earth drawings into the ground in Peru.. Any begins who flew over this planet would see the signs and know that earth was habital..
They placed life on this planet and are observing.. There has been much recent discover of water in space. You can't tell me there no other form of life even if its just bacteria or micro organisms.

If evolution is true, who created the building blocks upon which evolution was started? It had to start from something.

So they were wrong. It's called science, and this kind of thing happens all the time. They're not only willing to admit that they were wrong, but they continue to search for the right answer. Some of you are acting like this disproves evolution, but it doesn't. It's how science works. People like you once said it was impossible for the Earth to revolve around the sun, or for the world to be round and not flat. In the end, belief is much different that knowledge. Evolution is scientific fact, it is not a religion. Religious people, though, try to set up their arguments as if it is. Science has to change because it's based on truth, not dogma.

this is the difference between science and religion, science is self-correcting, religion is not. Since when have you heard the church own up to something instead of covering things up that don't agree with them? ahemm.... priest molestation scandals..

Why oh why does the media continue to use the misleading phrase "missing link?" It inevitably brings out the creationists who have no understanding of either the evolutionary process, or the way science works. And don't even get me started on this "History Channel." What a farce.

There are a few REALLY ignorant comments on this thread. I suggest they pick up Richard Dawkins' new book, "The Greatest Show on Earth." It is a wonderfully easy to understand explanation of the evolutionary process and evidence that reveals it.

Derrick writes: "Some people just refuse to believe in evolution. Fair enough though it would be devastating to find out that in fact you religion is not what you thought. There are many examples of animals adapting over the years.."

If by evolution you are referring to the idiocy of Darwin, there is NO proof that one species changes to ANOTHER.

You mention 'adaptation'. THAT is the real evolution. A species changes over time but remains the SAME species. That IS provable.

Can you see the difference?

Jock59801 writes: "There was no "human line" 37 million years ago - only primitive primate groups of uncertain relationship, one of which later radiated into all monkeys and apes (including humans)."

Since I am not positive how old the earth is, I can only tell you what can be proved. The earth is only a few thousand years old. Dating it any older is based on unprovable theory.

Humans have always been humans. There is no proof otherwise. There is only unprovable theory.

"Scientists" that believe in evolution and 'ancient earth' start with the BELIEF and then try to prove themselves right.

Real scientists began with a theory and then try to prove OR disprove the theory. Real science requires proof, not theory, before they BELIEVE.

Can you see the difference?

Maicat, I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that you've never actually opened a science textbook. You clearly have no idea what it is, or what scientists do.

Incidentally, evolution IS change over time. It's not "magical instant transformation from one species to another." That only happens in myths, legends, and fairy tales, which is something creationists seem unable to grasp.

If evolution is true, who created the building blocks upon which evolution was started? It had to start from something.

Posted by: William Wallace | Oct 22, 2009 1:16:13 AM *************** Your DNA just sprang from someone's imagination.

Nobody in their right mind thought IDA was the link between man and animal, heaven and earth. I firmly believe these people who want to exploit there theory will create whatever illusion it is believable to the average person. Anyone with a whit of intelligence knew this entire event was staged, like "Oh, look what we found".

Daleri: "Show me the "link" of a reptile that supposedly became a mammal."

Actually, that is one of the best preserved transitions we have in the fossil record. We can line up an elegant series of species throughout this transition. One of these species even has BOTH of the reptilian and mammalian jaw articulations.