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:::::::: So you're suggesting you'd be perfectly fine adding quotes from any time period? I don't have any; I'm not arguing for the non-existance of transitional forms. If "Many scientists have admitted the lack of transitional fossils.", it shouldn't be terribly difficult to find something from this century, should it? [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 20:36, 24 January 2008 (EST)

:::::::: So you're suggesting you'd be perfectly fine adding quotes from any time period? I don't have any; I'm not arguing for the non-existance of transitional forms. If "Many scientists have admitted the lack of transitional fossils.", it shouldn't be terribly difficult to find something from this century, should it? [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 20:36, 24 January 2008 (EST)

::::::::: If the quotes are relevant, when they date from should not be an issue (but the date of them could affect their relevance).  But "many" is a relative term (in fact I would consider changing that in the article), and I'd say that only a few (relatively speaking, although I think it could easily be a dozen or so) have admitted as much.  Note the quote from Gould about it being a "trade secret", i.e. it was not something that was widely known.  Also, since creationary views have been gaining ground, many of these scientists have been much more guarded in what they admit to, so given that this century is only seven years old, then no, I don't agree that it wouldn't be difficult to find something from this century.  That's not to say it's impossible, of course, but it may not be easy.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 01:15, 25 January 2008 (EST)

::::::::: If the quotes are relevant, when they date from should not be an issue (but the date of them could affect their relevance).  But "many" is a relative term (in fact I would consider changing that in the article), and I'd say that only a few (relatively speaking, although I think it could easily be a dozen or so) have admitted as much.  Note the quote from Gould about it being a "trade secret", i.e. it was not something that was widely known.  Also, since creationary views have been gaining ground, many of these scientists have been much more guarded in what they admit to, so given that this century is only seven years old, then no, I don't agree that it wouldn't be difficult to find something from this century.  That's not to say it's impossible, of course, but it may not be easy.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 01:15, 25 January 2008 (EST)