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To: coug who wrote (93601)	1/13/2005 8:21:19 PM
From: coug	Respond to of 108807

So what is science? Since it seems like there are so many non-scientists aboard this 'board'.. Here it is.. From the same site, since it explains things so simply and clearly.. And just copying links since so many need "links"... They don't trust their own experience, their own education, their own observations, their own OPEN common sense, etc.. And that becomes a BIG problem in a society. For the people then depend ON and ONLY believe "Big Brother" whether that brother is one of the two Gs, "George or Google".. And I would hope a few of you know might know where that may lead..But I digress.. But so be it. So here it is.. From someone else to make those happy. But it makes sense to me, so I post it.. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Science Asks Three Basic Questions What’s there? The astronaut picking up rocks on the moon, the nuclear physicist bombarding atoms, the marine biologist describing a newly discovered species, the paleontologist digging in promising strata, are all seeking to find out, “What’s there?” How does it work? A geologist comparing the effects of time on moon rocks to the effects of time on earth rocks, the nuclear physicist observing the behavior of particles, the marine biologist observing whales swimming, and the paleontologist studying the locomotion of an extinct dinosaur, “How does it work?” How did it come to be this way? Each of these scientists tries to reconstruct the histories of their objects of study. Whether these objects are rocks, elementary particles, marine organisms, or fossils, scientists are asking, “How did it come to be this way?” evolution.berkeley.edu

To: coug who wrote (93601)	1/14/2005 10:20:42 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Thanks, Coug. I have a layman's understanding of the "trees and ladders" idea of evolution. It is an explanation or sorts to my question about apes and humans. One can believe if they choose to that apes and humans shared a common ancestor in prehistoric times, and that vastly different lineages somehow sprung off and evolved as branches. To believe this, it would be necessary to accept that over millions of years one branch continued evolving to the point of humans, while another branch remained static to this day. I don't know about you, but I find this hard to swallow just as a matter of common sense.