Time magazine article (posted for A. Kihm)

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From: kihm@warp6.cs.misu.NoDak.edu
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 09:17:02 -0600
To: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Time magazine article
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>But, there is hope.  How refreshing to see "Time" magazine make a cover
>story out of one of the great creative episodes in the Earth's history.  No
>dinosaurs, no catastrophic extinction, unless the possibly sudden
>termination of hapless vendobionts qualifies, just a spectacular, dramatic
>expansion of invertebrates with skeletons.  Congratulations to the author
>of the article, who did a first-rate job, and to the editors of "Time".
>
>
>Roger D. K. Thomas

I have not had a chance to read the Time article, but I did happen to see
the issue that carried the letters to the editor.  From the tone of the
letters, most readers (or at least those stimulated to write) thought that
the article was evidence for creationism and another case where
"evolutionists" have found themselves unable to "explain away" the sudden
appearance of diverse life forms.  Is this just a matter of reading the
story from different view points?

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Allen J. Kihm
Department of Earth Science
Minot State University
Minot, ND 58701
<kihm@warp6.cs.misu.nodak.edu>
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