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: Yes, I reverted simply because because the reference was to a CNN article that used the term "ancient apes", not hominids. I realize that some people say that it is confusing to say that humans evolved from apes, because someone might interpret that as modern apes. But the article says "ancient apes", so I don't think that there is any confusion.
: Yes, I reverted simply because because the reference was to a CNN article that used the term "ancient apes", not hominids. I realize that some people say that it is confusing to say that humans evolved from apes, because someone might interpret that as modern apes. But the article says "ancient apes", so I don't think that there is any confusion.
: Meanwhile, the term [[hominid]] is confusing, and I started a page to define. Perhaps you could help there, as it currently says that the dictionary definition is incorrect. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:38, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
: Meanwhile, the term [[hominid]] is confusing, and I started a page to define. Perhaps you could help there, as it currently says that the dictionary definition is incorrect. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:38, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
::If that were the intent of the quote, then I would agree with you, but the part that mentions "ancient apes" is from the writer of the article, not the person who says "we have fossil evidence for evolution, it's a fact." Yet, the article says that the former is presented in context of the latter, which isn't the case. It's not necessary to quote the writer of the article here because it's not a first-person piece of evidence, and moreover the writer is using the term incorrectly. Also, I'm wondering why we have this reference at all, since it's referring the the 1999 Kansas school board removing evolution from the standards. Since 1999 that policy has been reversed, and a new controversial policy was put in place and reversed. The reference is basically defunct from the question of current events, and if you want to lend some scientific credibility to the article, then a journal paper or textbook would be far more appropriate. I'm removing the quotation marks and changing ape back to hominid since it is the correct term. [[User:JohnSmith|JohnSmith]] 16:01, 12 May 2007 (EDT)