Comments on: Evolving… http://blueollie.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/evolving/ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: blueollie http://blueollie.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/evolving/#comment-27345 blueollie Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:04:32 +0000 http://blueollie.wordpress.com/?p=865#comment-27345 Thanks for the response. As far as your comment: "Damn, can’t we complete a dig before we report the findings nowadays?" I suppose that a premature releasing of findings can confuse non-experts (such as myself); but at least I know that there is always "more to the story" than I can see. Thanks for the response. As far as your comment:

“Damn, can’t we complete a dig before we report the findings nowadays?”

I suppose that a premature releasing of findings can confuse non-experts (such as myself); but at least I know that there is always “more to the story” than I can see.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://blueollie.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/evolving/#comment-27344 Erik John Bertel Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:05:34 +0000 http://blueollie.wordpress.com/?p=865#comment-27344 Unfortunately, the likes of the late Dr. Teuku Jacob and Dr. Berger’s Palau find continue to muck the proverbial academic waters with their own murky agendas. No wonder the creationists feel so emboldened nowadays when they observe evolutionary scientists continuously getting embroiled in a pissing contest of personal egos. As Dr. Junger from SUNY Stony Brook said the Palau find is “is really much ado about nothing.” I guess the fact that none of the Palau bones found match the hobbits except for some superficial features really doesn’t matter. After all, the frontal cranium looks almost as high as a human’s but hey Dr. Berger implies some commonality with Homo floresiensis. Damn, can’t we complete a dig before we report the findings nowadays? Of course, I have a vested interest in this discovery, having written a speculative fiction novel called Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot on the recent fossil find. If you are interested, there is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at www.floresgirl.com or catch the free Flores Girl podcast at Podiobooks.com. Erik John Bertel Unfortunately, the likes of the late Dr. Teuku Jacob and Dr. Berger’s Palau find continue to muck the proverbial academic waters with their own murky agendas. No wonder the creationists feel so emboldened nowadays when they observe evolutionary scientists continuously getting embroiled in a pissing contest of personal egos. As Dr. Junger from SUNY Stony Brook said the Palau find is “is really much ado about nothing.” I guess the fact that none of the Palau bones found match the hobbits except for some superficial features really doesn’t matter. After all, the frontal cranium looks almost as high as a human’s but hey Dr. Berger implies some commonality with Homo floresiensis. Damn, can’t we complete a dig before we report the findings nowadays?

Of course, I have a vested interest in this discovery, having written a speculative fiction novel called Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot on the recent fossil find. If you are interested, there is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at http://www.floresgirl.com or catch the free Flores Girl podcast at Podiobooks.com.

Erik John Bertel

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