Re: Polar Bear Challenge for AAH opponents

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In article <94346.181958NDR102@psuvm.psu.edu>, ndr102@psuvm.psu.edu wrote:

>
> Well, I can suggest a find that would be pretty compelling evidence
> for the AAH. Suppose that an australopithecus afarensis or similar
> skeleton is found in the Danakil Alps, and dated to the period when
> those mountains were an island or islands, a period for which there's
> a gap in the hominid fossil record. If the skeleton is found in
> what used to be the seashore, that's icing on the cake.
>
> AAH opponents: Would you accept that as strong evidence for the AAH?
> If not, why not?
>
> Everyone: Is anyone digging for fossils in Eritrea?Is anyone
> planning to do so?
>

Why would this prove anything? I've found the bones of kangaroos and sheep
on beaches. I'm sure millions of the things have washed down rivers after
floods etc. Why should a fossil australopithecus in an old sea shore be
regarded any differently?

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Rod Hagen

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