The Politics of Archaeology

DougWeller · Post by **DougWeller** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:29 pm

archaeologist wrote:
Why do you dismiss their religious arguments so lightly?
how am i dismissing their religious claims? i am just mentioning their fear. why would you as an evolutionists be supporting a religious claim anyways?

Evolution has nothing to do with religion. Or rather it shouldn't, it has nothing to say about it.
And respect is not the same as supporting.

You didn't mention their religious claims, so I think I was entitled to think you were ignoring them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:56 pm

And respect is not the same as supporting.

so you would respect an aboriginal religion but not a creationist's or Christian one?

You didn't mention their religious claims

i don't talk religion in every forum plus there was no need to do so here.

besides, didn't that Time article say that kennewick man was not european but asian?

Post by **Minimalist** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:11 pm

Many Christians object to having their beliefs called myths, but a myth is simply a story which is (or has been) considered true and sacred by a group of people.

How do they feel about having them called "bullshit?"

DougWeller · Post by **DougWeller** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:22 pm

archaeologist wrote:
And respect is not the same as supporting.
so you would respect an aboriginal religion but not a creationist's or Christian one?

You didn't mention their religious claims
i don't talk religion in every forum plus there was no need to do so here.

besides, didn't that Time article say that kennewick man was not european but asian?

I was just making a point about an assumption you made. I'm not at all sure what I respect in this case.

Doug

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:18 pm

I was just making a point about an assumption you made

i wasn't making an assumption, that fear came out soon after the skeleton was discovered and the indians heard that the scientists wanted to test it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:07 pm

just to give you an idea of the extent of the historical manipulationthat goes onhere:

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/ ... 911990.htm

Chinese researchers also have a tendency to overstate their history. Widely accepted as fact is that China's history dates back to the 16th century B.C. as detailed by historical records. But many Chinese historians say their history began in the Neolithic period about 12,000 B.C