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Dinosaur Feather Color Discovered
anzha writes "Do you remember being a kid and told we'd never know what colors the dinosaurs were? For at least some, that's no longer true. Scientists working in the UK and China have closely examined the fossils of multiple theropods and actually found the colors and patterns that were present in the fossilized proto-feathers. So far, the answer is orange, black and white in banded and other patterns. The work also thoroughly thrashes the idea that fossils might not be feathers, but collagen fibers instead. If this holds up, Birds Are Dinosaurs. Period. And colorful!"
If you firmly believe that fossils are here to test our faith, turn in your geek card and leave the tech sites. Computer sciences won't gain noteriety as a science with those types hanging around.
While I don't subscribe to this particular creationist belief, I would likewise assert that the 'geek' community could do well with a little less fascism about what sort of thoughts and ideas are tolerable.
Don't be a fascist. Try and keep an open mind, and when you disagree, simply be polite about it. Barring people access because they don't agree with you is the least civilized path a person can advocate.
Don't look now, but you also used the word twice.
I stand by the advice about being polite, and suggest you re-read it.
And what I genuinely don't support is the 'right' of a vocal few to marginalize others on the basis of religion. In short, who made you or anyone else the authority on what all geeks believe?
People have the right to believe what they wish. You have the right to try and convince them otherwise. Should you fail, you have the responsibility of being civil about it.
That is all.