Paleontologist article (Introduction)

by dhw, Sunday, November 09, 2014, 15:52 (3456 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Why his work is important:
 
 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/opinion/sunday/prehistorys-brilliant-future.html?emc=... a wonderful article! You can feel the excitement of discovery.-Tony, please read this and then tell me if you still think evolutionists are motivated by a desire (conscious or unconscious) to escape from moral accountability.-In the context of our discussion on "balance", David, I was struck by this little snippet:
 
"The fossil record tells us that mass extinction events were so devastating that it took hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years for the few species that survived to once again diversify and flourish and for ecosystems to recover."-You will no doubt continue to insist that "at each period of history, the Earth and life have maintained a careful successful balance", and these mass extinctions were all part of the great plan, but perhaps you can at least understand why some of us consider that it's not unreasonable to doubt your theory.-A special thank you for a special article.