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MrDarwin · 01-30-2002, 04:11 PM

Sorry, after hearing creationists rail about all the awful things "evolutionists" do I just can't resist posting this rather sad story:

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61812-2002Jan30.html" target="_blank">France Returning Remains of African </a>

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It was Cuvier who made a plaster cast of Baartman's body, dissected her and conserved her organs, including sexual organs, in bottles of formaldehyde.

Cuvier, I should note, was one of the most famous creaionists of his time.

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lpetrich · 01-30-2002, 06:51 PM

In fairness to Cuvier, he had believed in special creations over geologic time, rejecting all-at-once creationism. However, he seemed to think that adaptation was all-or-nothing, and as a result, that evolution could not happen.

He also convincingly demonstrated that extinction had happened, by pointing to fossils of big beasts in places where nobody had ever claimed to see a living one. Before him, a common opinion was that God would not allow a species to go extinct (seriously!).

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ · 01-30-2002, 07:36 PM

Evil Creationists? Isn't that a redundant term?

ps418 · 01-31-2002, 01:39 PM

Howdy MrD. Long-ish time, no see!

Henrietta · 01-31-2002, 04:36 PM

<a href="http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Exhibition.html" target="_blank">illustration and commentary</a>

MrDarwin · 02-01-2002, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by ps418:
<strong>Howdy MrD. Long-ish time, no see!</strong>

Thanks Patrick, it's nice to be missed. I've been taking a vacation from II because I simply haven't had the time to spend here lately. I come back and lurk occasionally but tend not to enter discussions if I'm not able to follow up.

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01-30-2002, 06:51 PM	#2
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	In fairness to Cuvier, he had believed in special creations over geologic time, rejecting all-at-once creationism. However, he seemed to think that adaptation was all-or-nothing, and as a result, that evolution could not happen. He also convincingly demonstrated that extinction had happened, by pointing to fossils of big beasts in places where nobody had ever claimed to see a living one. Before him, a common opinion was that God would not allow a species to go extinct (seriously!).

01-30-2002, 07:36 PM	#3
Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Heaven Posts: 6,980	Evil Creationists? Isn't that a redundant term?

01-31-2002, 01:39 PM	#4
ps418 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 1,840	Howdy MrD. Long-ish time, no see!

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Henrietta Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: West USA Posts: 380	<a href="http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Exhibition.html" target="_blank">illustration and commentary</a>

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