We’ve had an interesting and lengthy discussion of Mary Schweitzer’s work already here on the forum ... check out THIS thread. Let’s just say that this data is very controversial, and may simply be contaminant.
[ Edited: 05 September 2008 06:06 PM by dougsmith ]
Yeah, when we are finally able to clone animals from a small DNA sample, wouldn’t they be surprised to find that what comes out isn’t T. Rex, but rather a mouse that had been nibbling at the bones.
Wow! nobody find it odd that soft dino tissue was found in the bones? In my mind there is no way these creatures could be millions of years old—more like thousands, or hundreds even. Makes you wonder if the whole evolution/long ages thing is bogus.
Wow! nobody find it odd that soft dino tissue was found in the bones? In my mind there is no way these creatures could be millions of years old—more like thousands, or hundreds even. Makes you wonder if the whole evolution/long ages thing is bogus.
Of course! Clearly God put the fossils there a few thousand years ago just to challenge our faith, be He never thought we’d get smart enough to go looking for DNA, so he left a bit of the gooey stuff on the insides. Makers much more sense than the ridiculous idea that the DNA tests are erroneous or that DNA is tougher than we thought.
Wow! nobody find it odd that soft dino tissue was found in the bones? In my mind there is no way these creatures could be millions of years old—more like thousands, or hundreds even. Makes you wonder if the whole evolution/long ages thing is bogus.
Of course! Clearly God put the fossils there a few thousand years ago just to challenge our faith, be He never thought we’d get smart enough to go looking for DNA, so he left a bit of the gooey stuff on the insides. Makers much more sense than the ridiculous idea that the DNA tests are erroneous or that DNA is tougher than we thought.
who said anything about God putting fossils in the ground? All I said is it makes it laughable that this creature the soft tissue was taken from died 70 million years ago.
who said anything about God putting fossils in the ground? All I said is it makes it laughable that this creature the soft tissue was taken from died 70 million years ago.
Well, “laughable” is a bit strong. (Who knows what sort of stuff can get preserved in rock?) But at any rate, as you will see in our prior discussion (linked to above) this evidence is controversial and may simply be modern contaminant.
Makes you wonder if the whole evolution/long ages thing is bogus.
With the mountains of evidence supporting evolution, it would be more prudent to question the validity of the find or our understanding of soft-tissue preservation. If you found a pencil stuck in the ceiling, would you immediately question gravity? I doubt it.
who said anything about God putting fossils in the ground? All I said is it makes it laughable that this creature the soft tissue was taken from died 70 million years ago.
Well, “laughable” is a bit strong. (Who knows what sort of stuff can get preserved in rock?) But at any rate, as you will see in our prior discussion (linked to above) this evidence is controversial and may simply be modern contaminant.
who said anything about God putting fossils in the ground? All I said is it makes it laughable that this creature the soft tissue was taken from died 70 million years ago.
Well, “laughable” is a bit strong. (Who knows what sort of stuff can get preserved in rock?) But at any rate, as you will see in our prior discussion (linked to above) this evidence is controversial and may simply be modern contaminant.
I like to think I respect everyone’s opinions, but if you don’t provide evidence for your reasoning than why bother posting on a forum dedicated to reasoned inquiry?
