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Hi, I am so gald that messages like "paleonet Yet more deceitful crap from John Jackson" from Mary Kirkaldy, John Jackson, James, and mine are coming to the surface finally! I have pondered deeply since I was expelled because of my cultural background really, and officially "whatever” from Iber***, and without any reason from Vert@ (even though many people protest vividly to the list manager). I will not waste more time trying to either defend myself, put myself on one side, or whatever! Besides I will dig deeper into this burst of confrontations among us, rather than defend or trying to expel somebody (from a position of power) else from a different list!...Let's talk clear...This is not an attack this is a realistic comment about our field! I disagree with any dogmatic structure from any nature scientific, religious ,political, because dogmatic beliefs are to empower a few using the rest. This is why I could be talking with scientists, budhist monks, communists, and whatever in one room without a problem. I think there is a common ground where everybody as humans could understand each other because everybody is looking for answers from different angles... I think that messages like Mary Kirkaldy, John Jackson, James, and mine (and many other personal messages) demonstrate that Palaeontology, Evolutionary morphologists, anybody that work on fossils et al., are a very pre-selected and closed group of people. Unlike Christians, Buddhists, etc we do not open themselves to the public except via popular science books sell on Amazon, exhibitions, and several minority Palaeontological meeting around the globe. In fact, when the average people (even colleagues among us) come around are defined ponies because they relate to our area by the popular books, not by our studies...Since, the withdrawal of main names from our lists the demand of exclusively professional Palaeontological lists. In other words like in Darwin times it is difficult to approach them. Consequently, WE ARE A MINORITY and less popular than other people, and ID for example unsurprisingly is taking over! This is also supported by a paper I was never allowed to publish based on America (I mean the whole continent not only USA) and European Universities that about 95% of people working on Palaeontology, Evolutionary morphologists, anybody that work on fossils et al., share the same skin colour, social level...etc! In fact, my friend and I (I will not mention his name...) figured out that students for PhD position are pre-selected by their the research theme that professors are studying, social format, origins, and publications. We also identified many interlocking among the students that are publishing in main stream magazines, academics and prestigious Universities. Also, we thought that we are "on the horse", many people focussed their publications thinking in future funding and their own positions (personal ambitions etc), and not accepting different points of view (I could mention some papers on dinosaurs and eggshells). We supported this tendency by the uneasiness of securing a permanent job on palaeontology; University levels needs to be kept high; and bythe self-indulgement of many of the cases. As a result, most of us that our ides are not accepted within these close groups Palaeontology, Evolutionary morphologists, anybody that work on fossils et al.. we can only shout; people that are in charged defend their positions from people like us that has a supported point of view that may make their positions tremble (funding etc their positions and close to themselves); and the worse we are a minority and society go backwards into ID or similar ways, instead of accepting Evolution, or at least a common ground to understand each other. I think guys we have a responsibility that we are failing sharply and is to make people understand what is evolution. Not only by popular science books, and dinosaur exhibitions, but, by open ourselves to society without fear. I suggest that at least people like John Jackson, James and I make our supported points that differ to other people in scientific magazines. Also, people like Mary Kirkaldy et al. open their media to people like us, and at least let our answers be published next to your articles in big journals. Also, to open ourselves to society with publications explaining what is evolution! Please, I would appreciate if anybody that dislikes my message accept my apologies. Besides, this the social reality of our field, we are a minority, ruled by a few, and that hardly reach people. I like to see our field progress this is the main reason I am exposing my humble opinion to all of you. I dislike all this silly fighting…I hope you have had a nice weekend!
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