Refuting Ed Conrad - again!

Hey Ed -

here's another document which completely destroys your 'conspiracy' premise - that the motivation of all those nasty evolutionists who keep telling you you've got nothing but rocks is (according to you) that they don't want to disturb their cushy jobs 'supping at the trough of Darwinism'.

Here's a certified, Bible-believing creationist who also thinks your 'bones' are just plain rocks:

A letter quoted from: CREATION EX NIHILO, v.15, p.1:

Dear Editor, Regarding your Focus article, 'Human Bones in Coal?' (CEN 14(2):8). This Focus article is extracted uncritically from a SCIENCE FRONTIERS article [a clearing house of weird published pieces related to science - Ed.], which in turn is based uncriticaly upon a NEWSPAPER article.

The 'human bones' to which the article refers are probably a portion of the material collected by newspaper man Ed Conrad of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

A few years ago Ed sent me about a dozen pieces that he was convinced were 'mammalian bone.' Sectioning and microscopic analysis of the two specimens he claimed to be the best among them revealed no evidence that either was bone - or even that they were fossil material of any sort. Internal structures were consistent with inorganic precipitation processes, and chemical analysis and external form were consistent with them merely being iron siderite concretions. Such conretions are found associationed with coals in many parts of the world.

Judging from the specimens that I was able to examine, and pictures of others, the external form of the specimens bear only superficial resemblances to mammalian bone. Though I have not seen all of Conrad's specimens, I suggest that his material be considered with the greatest caution. It is very possible that most, if not all, his material is inorganically precipitated iron siderite nodules and not fossil material at all Kurt P. Wise, Ph.D., Prof. of Science, Bryan College, Tennessee.

So, Ed, give it up - your basic premise is refuted! Debunked even! Shown to be without merit!

Since your 'motive' collapses, there is no longer substance to your claims of scientific conspiracy, and we must, therefore, conclude that the findings of multiple organizations and individuals (including anti-evolutionists) stands as revealed: you've got nuttin' but rocks.

oh my GAWD the man lives less than 30 miles from me. that does it, im

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Please do not crosspost between talk.origins and sci.anthro.paleo . It specifically contravenes the s.a.p. charter, and we really have absolutely no interest in weeding thru irrelevant rants here. We don't get any EC posts, we don't need to hear about refutations, thanks.

I suggest that the US authorities ban Ed Conrad from visiting Mt. Rushmore, lest he attempt to excavate the site looking for the remains of large, fossilised presidents.

Better yet, go out and collect some 'human bones as old as coal', and counter-point eddo's crap with some first hand data. That'll put a twist in his shorts.