Posted 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago meskalin Senior Boarder Posts: 75   Actually Caudipteryx's birdlike posture is the conclusion of a paper published in Nature. This paper was discussed by Evan Robinson in a post which appeared in this group last year. The administrator has disabled public write access. Posted 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago workathome Senior Boarder Posts: 70   I would not compare two scientific theories with some exclusive test implications with one scientific theory and metaphysics. However, I do get the point you are making. Cheers, The administrator has disabled public write access.