An update on Homo floresiensis, a.k.a. the "Hobbit" Part 1

[DrStevenz]

The speaker would have been better if he would have refraimed from anti-biblical bigotry statements. He should act like a man. One should be able to speak about this Man-like animal without feeling threatened. The creature really existed but it does not change the fact of the resurrection of Christ.

[mddawson1]

@DrStevenz You know there is some doubt as to whether Jesus ever existed?  Check out jesusneverexisted com.

[star4evr9]

@mddawson1 The fact of Jesus existance on earth is as backed up by historical record as any other person in recorded history and even moreso. Of course he existed. We may all have different views of who he was or why he was here but, the fact that he exisited is beyond all logical debate.

[mddawson1]

@star4evr9 Please tell me what historical text outside the bible confirms Jesus existence - in fact please tell me of an eyewitness account written by the witness. There is more evidence for Santa Claus than there is for jesus. Check out jesusneverexisted dotcom.

[GnosticHumanist]

@star4evr9

Actually no, outside of the Bible (fables) there's no evidence of Jesus Christ ever existing. We have numerous writers who were living in that area during that time and NONE mention him at all. What they DO mention is many wandering gnostic preachers all telling the exact same story as Jesus Christ, with the virgin birth, etc. Not surprising since that area was clearly influenced not only by Zoroastrianism, but other religions identical to Chrstian mythology, like Mithraism.

[TheBonzworth]

When working through the biblical timeline scholars figured out that the world is 13,023 years old and that the flood of noah happened in the year 4990bc, now it is interesting that carbon 14 takes around 5k years to generate, that means that the actual age would be 5k years less than expected if we start out with 0 carbon14 at creation, which brings us around the time of the flood, not only that but they were found under 20ft of water sediment at 500m altitude,how did water get that high?

[mddawson1]

@TheBonzworth - Did you know that there is more than one radiometric dating method? Uranium-lead dating method Samarium-neodymium dating method Potassium-argon dating method Rubidium-strontium dating method Uranium-thorium dating method Radiocarbon dating method Fission track dating method Chlorine-36 dating method Optically stimulated luminescence dating method Uranium lead has an error rate of only 2 million years in 2.5 billion years. You need to study geology not BS

[TheBonzworth]

yes I know there is more than one dating method i cant give a whole lesson in 500characters but thats how the scientists that determined the age on these specimens to be between 13k-94k years old, they used carbon14 dating on this occasion and they dint get a acurate age because the samples were contaminated by other elements that came from"the fountains of the deep" where there is a lack of light, needed for carbon14 to exist. Its not bs to consider the BIBLE, its bs to limit posibilities.

[mddawson1]

@TheBonzworth  I am not the one limiting the age of the Earth based on a book of myths written by bronze age goat herders. It is sensible to ignore writings by people who had no idea of how the world works.

[emancoy]

@TheBonzworth biblical timeline? like the real King Herod who died 4 years before christs alleged birth.

[JordoF6]

@TheBonzworth The earth is billions of years old man,Not thousands thats why.

[PDSalling]

When can we expect an answer to the question of the Chromosome count of the Flores Island Hobbit? Is it 48 pairs like the rest of the primates, or 46 like our species? This animal looks PRIMATE ! (heavy brow ridge, no forehead) This is the most important question regarding the 'humanity' (or not) if this little 'being'...

[msghettobooty]

v. interesting just wish the audio was a little clearer

[darkuser999]

Hey, thx a lot for this lecture...i've just finished moorwoods's book and wanted to see what was the latest on the subject...

[duquegab]

I'm just about to finish the same book also. This topic is absolutely fascinating.

[HpAFA]

mddawson1, thank you for this valuable lecture. Thank you so much...