It’s kind of annoying how some news reports are considering this a major salvo in the epic battle between evolutionists and creationists. There’s no battle. There really isn’t. (There is a battle between those who want to teach science in science class and those who want to teach bald, faith-based assertions.)
A scientific discovery isn’t a salvo fired at people who don’t believe in science. A scientific discovery is just more science. Creationists won’t, for one second, consider this the big evidence that humans evolved. They won’t, for one second, say, “oh, ok, so common descent with modification DOES account for all the diversity on earth!”
This is a great find, and very interesting and exciting as science.
Evolution and creationists are both wrong. Long live Flying Spaghetti Monster.
You’re absolutely right though. This changes nothing.
The FSM evolved from a proto-ravioli.