Society Of Vertebrate Paleontology Comments On The Creation Museum - AFP

[hatrack]

Yeah, I know, it's more a Science post, but what the hell . . .

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The fossil exhibits at the Creation Museum discount the last 150 years of paleontological and geological discovery. Not only are transitional fossils, including snakes with limbs and dinosaurs with feathers, abundant in the fossil record, but radiometric dating allows paleontologists to pinpoint the timing of major events in the ancient history of the earth.

For example, Tyrannosaurus rex existed over 65 million years ago, whereas modern humans didn't show up on the scene until 200 thousand years ago. They never walked side by side. The Creation Museum neglects to include this critical data in its analysis of the history of life on earth. "Most of us in the public view museums as places to get the latest information on scientific discovery. In this case, the Creation Museum is using the disguise of science museums and centers without including an iota of science inside," said Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers of the Science Museum of Minnesota.

"That's the real danger of such a place - undermining the basic principles of science, eroding the public's confidence in science, and causing a general weakening of science education in the country," commented Dr. Glenn Storrs of the Cincinnati Museum Center.

Dr. Catherine Badgley, a professor at the University of Michigan and president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, remarked, "according to the Creation Museum, the history of life is short, sin-ridden, and laden with moralizing imperatives. In contrast, the real fossil record shows that this long history is brimming with discoveries of new kinds of animals, plants, and environments, inviting people to use their unusual minds to question, to reason, and to wonder at life's remarkable variety."

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/The_Society_Of_Vertebrate_Paleontology_Speaks_Out_On_The_Creation_Museum_999.html

[applegrove]

1. But they found a dinosaur saddle - What about that?

:sarcasm:

[flying rabbit]

2. And how

Could Fred Flintstone work in the quarry without his Brontosaurus-crane? These "scientists" need more TV ASAP.Get a brain morans.

[jebediah]

3. I've personally seen people and dinosaurs together on tv

Empirical evidence.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Oh man ... don't fuck with the SVP.

Those invertebrate paleontologists, on the other hand ... I swear, it's like those guys have no spine at all.

[jberryhill]

5. Finally Some Paleontologists With Backbone

They really struck a chord here.