--- Ronincats wrote: > <I wrote> > << Have you ever tried to talk (not argue, but > discuss) > with some of these fundamentalists? They won't even > _listen_ to an idea that contradicts their > world-view. > >> > > Did anyone listen to the NPR article this week about > Kennewick Man, the > skeleton found in Oregon that appears to be 9000 > years old and does not > resemble native American skeletons? This was with > the scientists who are > happy to be granted the chance finally to study it, > and included an interview > with a native American representative who said, of > course it is our ancestor > because no one was here before we were and we know > that because our stories, > our worldview, tell us so. We don't need to study > the skeleton because we > know what it is already. This is a similar instance > of worldview blocking possibility.
I didn't hear it on NPR, but I remember seeing a PBS story about him - wasn't he found in a cave? And at that time scientists were not allowed to study the bones adequately b/c of the 'ancestor argument.' IIRC, there was even talk of looking further to see if perhaps there was evidence of a 'colony.' (Aren't there also caucasoid mummies in the Gobi desert, in the middle of China?) Ancient Mariners Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
