[Taxacom] hominid challenge

[Evgeniy Meyke]

I am sorry guys, I just couldn't help it. As soon as I was shown this, I
just couldn't help it.

http://redapes.org/video-media/daily-show-tackles-human-ancestor-debate/


Evgeniy


> > > > > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:48:00 -0400
> > > > > From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org
> > > > > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > > > > Subject: [Taxacom] hominid challenge
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's a challenge to all list members who are rock solid on
> the
> > > > > chimpanzee theory of human origin, especially any who teach
> that
> > > > > doctrine to students.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What evidence do supporters of the chimpanzee theory present
> for the
> > > > > inclusion of early fossil hominids (australopiths) within a
> > > > > human-chimpanzee clade? This is not a question about characters
> > > > > supporting the monophyly of humans and fossil hominids, but
> > characters
> > > > > that support a human-fossil hominid-chimpanzee clade. How many
> > > > > characters and what are they?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This is also not a question about molecular evidence since
> molecular
> > > > > evidence cannot apply to most of the hominid fossil evidence. I
> look
> > > > > forward to seeing that definitive evidence on this list,
> especially
> > > from
> > > > > those who are so cavalier about dismissing the orangutan
> evidence.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > John Grehan
> > > > >