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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Being that human beings are biologically based, I hold the opinion that evolution is the single most important field in all of science, and the basis of all biology and medicine.
(See, this is an example of where the "let's be civil" thread comes into play-- your response as a whole, not just the part I'm quoting, is blood-boilingly offensive to me and it is only through conscious will that the adjectives aren't flying.)
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See, yet another benefit of getting older is a distinct (not to say
utter, complete, or
total) lack of concern for whether any particular opinion I hold would cause offense. Life becomes refreshingly simple at that point.
Evolution, just as an example, has zero to do with truly important science (physics, mathematics, medicine, etc.) It is a completely pointless waste of human resources to spend a dime of public money on archaeological research like this. Who cares about Lucy, and to what possible benefit can it be to know that she's 6 million years old? It's just one of those trivial, arcane bits of knowledge that make you go, "huh, imagine that." It has zero to do with curing cancer or finding a vaccine for HIV, or finally discovering a room-temperature superconducting material. In fact, I would argue that the profligate waste of time, energy, and money on what I like to call the Useless Sciences actually hinders human progress in the areas of science that actually matter by diverting funding and other resources that could be better spent elsewhere.