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Originally posted by Krypton I was speculating, chill. If we wanted to, we could wipe life off the face of the planet. What other creature ever had that power?

We can't.

Life has most likely been nearly eradicated by much more powerful forces than nuclear detonations, and every time it rebuilt itself.

The earth will probably create life from nothing but mud and water if it had to, and perhaps it even does, even now as we type. We also really have no idea how far down existence goes, so while we look at genes and assume on atoms and their properties, they themselves are most likely built upon any number of possible layers.

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Originally posted by Krypton How about our friend Archaeopteryx? This creature was not a transitional form of dinosaur bird, but rather a fully functional BIRD. That said, birds have always been birds. No reptile has been found to have the bird's unique avial lung system, yet Archaeopteryx has it. Archaeopteryx's brain is much closer to that of modern birds than to a reptile its size. Archaeopteryx's claimed ancestors appear to be younger than Archaeopteryx itself. The anatomy itself of Archaeopteryx was that of a fully functional bird. Birds and reptiles have a distinctly different anatomy, and it shows even in the fossil record. We have had well over 100 years to study and build the fossil record. The world scientific community has hundreds of millions of fossils to study. There should be a clear and distinct transitional lineage present in the fossil record, and there is not more than a few questionable forms. I certainly am not asking for a complete transitional form of every creature thats ever lived, but there should be at least ONE transitional lineage. NONE are present.

Recent analysis of DNA discovered in T-Rex collagen finds it to be similar to modern day chickens.

http://www.livescience.com/animals/...no_tissues.html

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Originally posted by DJ Shibby Recent analysis of DNA discovered in T-Rex collagen finds it to be similar to modern day chickens. http://www.livescience.com/animals/...no_tissues.html

First, explain to me how soft tissue can survive 68 millions years, when DNA itself has a life of 2.7 million years at 0C temp.

Humans and cows have a 97% DNA similarity. The T. rex and chicken had a 58% similarity. So either, we evolved from cows, or birds have always been birds, and reptiles have always been reptiles.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium I used to listen regularly to Coast To Coast. In the last 3 years I've been too busy though. I will look into this, as I have been reading lots and lots of books, and articles on ancient civilizations, ruins found and theories / arguments about lost and hidden cities, etc. etc. very interesting ...

Oh yeah. Point out some good online articles you know will be a good read and worth reading.

Seems like were on the same page in terms of interest.

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I came across this ancient alien civilization site a few years ago..

UFOs & the Bible

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Originally posted by Krypton I certainly am not asking for a complete transitional form of every creature thats ever lived, but there should be at least ONE transitional lineage. NONE are present.

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Originally posted by Lira You mean that the numerous fossils we've found of H. habilis, H. rudolfensis, H. georgicus, H. ergaster, H. erectus, H. cepranensis, H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, H. rhodesiensis, H. sapiens idaltu, and H. floresiensis just aren't enough?

These are transitional fossils.

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Ah, hominids.

I havn't really examined this subject until this thread, but I stand by the absence of lineages in the fossil record of lesser developed forms turning into highly developed forms. Let's not forget that many species of apes have existed and most are extinct. Of course your going to find "ape-like" fossils.

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Originally posted by Krypton First, explain to me how soft tissue can survive 68 millions years, when DNA itself has a life of 2.7 million years at 0C temp. Humans and cows have a 97% DNA similarity. The T. rex and chicken had a 58% similarity. So either, we evolved from cows, or birds have always been birds, and reptiles have always been reptiles.

Hey man, I'm all about thinking for oneself and coming up with new and unique terms to describe the world we inhabit...

I mean, yeah, UFOs & The Bible might not be the best example, but still, it's the idea behind one's imagination and willingness to explore new territory that matters, and we all have to start somewhere.

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Originally posted by DJ Shibby Hey man, I'm all about thinking for oneself and coming up with new and unique terms to describe the world we inhabit... I mean, yeah, UFOs & The Bible might not be the best example, but still, it's the idea behind one's imagination and willingness to explore new territory that matters, and we all have to start somewhere.

Exactly

I may not believe ancient civilizations lived on Mars, but it's damn interesting to see other people try to prove it, because you never know whether they could be right, though probably they aren't.

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