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Science/TechnologyRe: The Fermi Paradox by taurus25(m): 3:24pm On Apr 03, 2016
OneManLegion:
I did a bit of snooping around yesterday and my gut instincts tell me there almost certainly ARE extra-terrestrial sentient beings.

Sometimes, these conspiracy theorists just have a point.

Who's read on "The Ariel Event"?

Happened in Zimbabwe, on the 14th of September 1994.

Cc. SirWere
Johnydon22
Taurus25
well honestly, till date that is one of the most convincing ive read about coupled with the fact that no rational explanations have been given ......i think a movie about it is in production.

if atall there are truly aliens then maybe its high time they stop their hide and seek game
Christianity EtcRe: A Trap For Atheists by taurus25(m): 11:36pm On Apr 02, 2016
here we go again grin..............atheism is lack of belief in the existence of god/gods.....the key word here is" LACK OF"

"If atheism is a religion or belief system, then abstinence is a sexual position."
Christianity EtcRe: The Major Reason Why I Became An Atheist (picture ) by taurus25(m): 11:41am On Apr 02, 2016
ElCount:
I bet you don't know what the big bang theory says because that's the most illogical and unscientific theory ever known
l0l.....gringringrin
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 10:20pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
In your words , or is the astrophysicists, the world is very random,temporal,chaotic .
It's good you used the word astro, so how did the body of knowledge making up astrophysics,
progress in all this chaos?

Again, you should stay clear of needless elitism.
Your approach is like saying only economists are qualified to make a comparison between the economy of nigeria and america! bunkum.
Any1 here can. And i said how would an impartial observer, conclude about the state of the universe ?
the same way the economist should suggest how surgery should be done on a sick patient right?

Im strugling to make sense of the bolded
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 8:53pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
So in one word, after considering the world as a whole, how it operates, the universe,
nature and all that and you were meant to describe it one word , how would it be described by you?
how would it be described by an impartial observer?

Most sane people would without blinking say its orderly, and that's after considering all facts for and against that conclusion.
have ever read on astrophysics, even a little......maybe if you do yould understand the universe is very random, temporal chaos temporal order over nd over again.....stars form, planets form stars later explode, some die out , asteriods clash, bodies orbit bigger bodies some gets flung out of orbit and begin to wander in solitude

dinosaurs once living on earth might have perceived it to be a very suitable home ..right?.....were re they now?.....same goes to over 90% of extinct species that once graced the earth..

all this is soooo orderly right??
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 8:06pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
I mean what you and any sane mind assumes when that word is used. The general opinion.
I dont need to define "orderly" for you.

Dyu need to define "chaos" for me?
stop splitting hairs dude.
so its very orderly when all goats eats only grass and no meat...right
also very orderly when tectonic plates fuse together and stop sliding for a while, then spring apart causing earthquakes and tsunami......right??
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 7:46pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
It doesnt depend on how i see order, it depends on how sane objective minds see it.
Otherwise they'd be no consensus on it.
Is the world orderly or not?
At what point would an objective observer state that there is order (or disorder ) in a system?

stop shifting the argument. Nobody is talking of perfect orderliness.

The bolded refers to the alien being the objective observer of the earth.
Your are clearly living in denial if you state that the world is not orderly.
by oderly you mean what exactly?....answer this question lets take it from there
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 6:42pm On Mar 30, 2016
lordnicklaus:
Of course that is exactly what I am saying..... Well you're left to yourself
well that doesnt infer a creator
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 6:40pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
is the world operating in disorder? you answer.
if an alien observer were to pick between order or disorder which would he pick?
depending on how u see order...the earth is habitable therefore living things thrive...doesnt make the earth perfectly orderly

i dont get the bolded
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 6:34pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
Humans eating humans is an issue of morality.
Animals mating parents is an issue of morality.
Immorality doesnt violate the claim that the world is orderly.
the exact same way that goats eating grass only doesnt make the world orderly
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 6:30pm On Mar 30, 2016
lordnicklaus:
Ok, take this from me, my mobile phone was created by a big bang. And I want to ask, are humans and animals evolving or deteriorating? If we were to evolve, what would we evolve into? If evolution is the cause of the complexity of the DNA, aren't we supposed to evolve to an extent that the ability to live long will be encoded in the DNA. If the universe doesn't follow order, why don't we continue breathing forever if there is no Supreme creator who made laws of the universe? No one would ever die cos' oxygen would continue flowing into the lungs since it works of its own accord and doesn't follow any law......
i cant help it but ur idea of order is funny to megrin.....seriously dude......because humans die then some humanoid beign must have caused it by putting an apple tree in the middle of a garden and instructed man not to eat it(ofcourse with his omnipotent. knowledge
he musthave known man would eat it) but set it anyway just to have fun?grin .........on a serious note tho, as far as we know life is born naturally and dies naturally after a short period neglecting accidents that may shorten lifespan....its nature thats how it is....look at the universe around you everything dies wth time
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 6:08pm On Mar 30, 2016
asalimpo:
The reason y goats eat meat is irrelevant . Stick to the posters point - that the universe exhibits order , and principle whereas it is the product of chaos (according to evolutionists).
l0l....well the person pointed to goats eating grass and no meat as order didnt he?.............does it make sense to you?......well if yes since everything is so orderly why do so humans eat other humans.....better still why do some animals grow up to mate their parents??
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 5:59pm On Mar 30, 2016
lordnicklaus:
I know about goats. I still believe it was designed. Their four stomach compartment was designed. If it were by accident, then at least one of the compartment would be able to digest only meat while others would digest cellulose...... If everything exists by mere chance, then why is the DNA so complex that scientists cannot decode its sequence of genetic codes. If an accident could not create a simple mathematic formulae or a computer programme, what makes you think it can create a very complex DNA. Also think of this: If I told you that my television set appeared out of nowhere, would you believe me? Or if we discovered an inscription on a wall, would we imply that it just inscribed itself by accident?











As for humans eating other humans: Humans were created with free will to chose between right and wrong, so they have chosen to misuse that given will.
the funny thing is that creationists accuse athiest of believing the universe popped outta nothing, meanwhlie youre the ones who believe every thing was magicaly created by a beign who popped out of nothing................the current universe we know evolved from the big bang, the cause of the big bang?..we havnt figured yet!

so far life forms current existence can be traced from abiogenesis through evolution even though theyre not perfect yet..its science new things are learned everyday.......of course the DNA is complex , billions of years of evolutionary data carried through generations to our current form.

so far so good there is no single evidence that our universe was created by the beigns described in religious books....untill anything substantial we shall continue to observe
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 5:41pm On Mar 30, 2016
HCpaul:
Its great to be here.
Even me too would have disbelief in the existence of a God (the supernatural) but some encountered i had in the past hold me down.

I once saw a ghost (or spirit) for more than two years which i could'nt tell anyone.
But one afternoon came that the ghost practically spoke to me.

I once looked at an underground and saw another world entirely (a hand been washed from the window.)

And i was once into an occultic group as someone passionate for powers.

In that, there is indeed powers, spirituality and God head.

If i then claim that God did not exist, i am responsible for my doom.

Science should not be used to abolish the existence of the supernatural.
Science is just an expression of man's creative power.
Creativity cannot explain spirituality and supernatural.

Scientists have not discovered all the realm that exist in the universe. They have not seen the end of the universe.
So what gives them the assurance that God or heaven did not exist?

I have many things to say anyway.
and which science text book says there is no god??.............science observes nature propounds theories from observed facts......for example it is a fact that the universe is expanding from a point of singularity(big bang) and it can be modeled precisely how everything formed from that point.....now this result came from observation and study.....if this fact goes against your religion then maybe perhaps science is atheistic in nature
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 5:26pm On Mar 30, 2016
lordnicklaus:
It would be orderly of course, that is if all goats eat meat and all lions eat grass. You are pointless. Even if goats were to eat meat, it should be all of them, and not some of them eating meat and others eating grass. It would be disorder for some lions to eat meat and others eat grass. If it were so, then you could say everything exists by accident.
goats are a "specie" of mamals.......and maybe u dont know this but species of animals are interrelated and share common characteristics and behavioural patterns......goats eat grass why?......because like cattles they are ruminants who developed four stomach compartment for digestion of cellulose, that is their feeding pattern as goats
since everything is so orderly and arranged, why do some humans eat humans??
Christianity EtcRe: Questions For Atheists (all Atheists Please Come In) by taurus25(m): 5:06pm On Mar 30, 2016
lol ...i became atheist when i collected my life back from jesus gringrin

well on a serious note there are perhaps as many reasons for being an atheist as there are atheists. What I mean by this is that the road to atheism tends to be very personal and individual, based upon the specific circumstances of a person’s life, experiences, and attitudes.
Christianity EtcRe: Losing My Religion by taurus25(m): 4:02pm On Mar 30, 2016
lordnicklaus:
Lol!! See what too much science has done to people's brain. I am also a science student but when it comes to matters like this, science is just a bonus....


Scientists claim the earth is millions of years old but my question is: were they there when the so called Big Bang occured?

They also say the solar system was created by accident yet everything in the universe follows a series of order or universal code which they do not defy....... If the universe came by accident, why is there order in it? For example: all goats eat grass and no goat eats meat, is that by accident? Lions eat meat and not grass. Now if the universe came accidentally, you would at least see a goat eat meat and a lion eat grass........



I have seen a picture start burning for no good reason, is that anything science can explain?


A snake once swallowed all the money my aunty made in her restaurant business. Someone shot the snake lots of times but the snake mysteriously vomited all the bullets and kept on swallowing the money..... So my friend, it's not all things that science can explain
shocked
damn!.........which school do you attend or what kind of science do they teach u?

have you ever watched americas got talent or britain got talent?........if u have then you would have seen things much more amazing than a picture burning for no reason

so goats eats grass and not meat because they were specially designed to do sohuh........so if you were born into a world where goats eat meat and lion eats grass it wouldnt seem orderly to you?

@ur snake ish, bros yooure a comedian ;-) .....an unintentional one grin
Science/TechnologyRe: Top I.T Skills Every Nigerian Graduate Should Have by taurus25(m): 5:09pm On Mar 29, 2016
this is good...nice info op
CrimeRe: Jungle Justice For ‘manhood Theft’ Suspect At Abuja by taurus25(m): 4:47pm On Mar 28, 2016
lol....this is just one of those age old superstitions, its actually a psychological issue called koko(i think) where a mans penis shrinks due to fear, it never i mean NEVER disappears....ive seen it hapen live, given some hours or a few days it returns to normal....naija sha
Science/TechnologyRe: Different Types Of Stars. by taurus25(m): 9:59am On Mar 27, 2016
black dwarf
blue star
neutron star

Science/TechnologyRe: Different Types Of Stars. by taurus25(m): 9:48am On Mar 27, 2016
brown dwarfs
red dwarfs
yellow dwarfs
white dwarfs

Christianity EtcRe: Was Jesus Ugly? by taurus25(m): 3:52pm On Mar 26, 2016
lol ..what ur asking for would b paedophilia wink
Christianity EtcRe: Negro Atheists, Show Me Your Works! by taurus25(m): 3:41pm On Mar 26, 2016
and the op thought he made sense undecided cheesy
Science/TechnologyTop 10 Signs Of Evolution In Modern Man by taurus25(op): 5:26pm On Mar 23, 2016
Through history, as natural selection played its part in the development of modern man, many of the useful functions and parts of the human body become unnecessary. What is most fascinating is that many of these parts of the body still remain in some form so we can see the progress of evolution. This list covers the ten most significant evolutionary changes that have taken place – leaving signs behind them.

10. Goose Bumps: Cutis Anserina : Humans get goose bumps when they are cold, frightened, angry, or in awe. Many other creatures get goose bumps for the same reason, for example this is why a cat or dog’s hair stands on end and the cause behind a porcupine’s quills raising. In cold situations, the rising hair traps air between the hairs and skin, creating insulation and warmth. In response to fear, goose bumps make an animal appear larger – hopefully scaring away the enemy. Humans no longer benefit from goose bumps and they are simply left over from our past when we were not clothed and needed to scare our own natural enemies. Natural selection removed the thick hair but left behind the mechanism for controlling it.

9. Jacobson’s Organ: Vomeronasal organ : Jacobson’s organ is a fascinating part of animal anatomy and it tells us a lot about our own sexual history. The organ is in the nose and it is a special “smell” organ which detects pheromones (the chemical that triggers sexual desire, alarm, or information about food trails). It is this organ that allows some animals to track others for sex and to know of potential dangers. Humans are born with the Jacobson’s organ, but in early development its abilities dwindle to a point that it is useless. Once upon a time, humans would have used this organ to locate mates when communication was not possible. Single’s evenings, chat rooms, and bars have now taken its place in the process of human mate-seeking.

8. Junk DNA: L-gulonolactone oxidase : While many of the hangovers from our “devolved” past are visible or physical, this is not true for all. Humans have structures in their genetic make-up that were once used to produces enzymes to process vitamin C (it is called L-gulonolactone oxidase). Most other animals have this functioning DNA but at some point in our history, a mutation disbled the gene – whilst leaving behind its remnants as junk DNA. This particular junk DNA indicates a common ancestry with other species on earth, so it is particularly interesting.

7. Extra Ear Muscles: Auriculares muscles : Also known as the extrinsic ear muscles, the auriculares muscles are used by animals to swivel and manipulate their ears (independently of their head) in order to focus their hearing on particular sounds. Humans still have the muscles that we would once have used for the very same reason – but our muscles are now so feeble that all they can do is give our ears a little wiggle. The use of these muscles in cats is very visible (as they can nearly turn their ears completely backwards) – particularly when they are stalking a bird and need to make the smallest movements possible so as to not frighten its future meal.

6. Plantaris Muscle : The plantaris muscle is used by animals in gripping and manipulating objects with their feet – something you see with apes who seem to be able to use their feet as well as their hands. Humans have this muscle as well, but it is now so underdeveloped that it is often taken out by doctors when they need tissue for reconstruction in other parts of the body. The muscle is so unimportant to the human body that 9% of humans are now born without it.

5. Wisdom Teeth : Early humans ate a lot of plants – and they needed to eat them quickly enough that they could eat a sufficient amount in one day to get all of the nutrients they needed. For this reason, we had an extra set of molars to make the larger mouth more productive. This was particularly essential as the body lacked the ability to sufficiently digest cellulose. As evolution made its selections, our diets changed, our jaws grew appropriately smaller, and our third molars became unnecessary. Some human populations have now all but completely stopped growing wisdom teeth, while others have almost 100% likelihood of developing them.

4. Third Eyelid : If you watch a cat blink, you will see a white membrane cross its eye – that is called its third eyelid. It is quite a rare thing in mammals, but common in birds, reptiles, and fish. Humans have a remnant (but non-working) third eyelid (you can see it in the picture above). It has become quite small in humans, but some populations have more visible portions than others. There is only one known species of primate that still has a functioning third eyelid, and that is the Calabar angwantibo (closely related to lorises) which lives in West Africa.

3. Darwin’s Point: plica semilunaris : Darwin’s point is found in the majority of mammals, and humans are no exception. It is most likely used to help focus sounds in animals, but it no longer has a function in humans. Only 10.4% of the human population still has this visible left-over mark of our past, but it is possible that a much larger number of people carry the gene that produces it as it does not always cause the ear tubercle to appear. The point (shown in the picture above) is a small thick nodule at the junction of the upper and middle sections of the ear.

2. Coccyx : The coccyx is the remnant of what was once a human tail. Over time we lost the need for a tail (as tree swinging was replaced by hanging out at the local water hole grunting neanderthal gossip), but we did not lose the need for the coccyx: it now functions as a support structure for various muscles and a support for a person when he sits down and leans back. The coccyx also supports the position of the anus.

1. Appendix : The appendix has no known use in modern humans and is often removed when it becomes infected. While its original use is still speculated on, most scientists agree with Darwin’s suggestion that it once helped to process the cellulose found in the leaf-rich diet that we once had. Over the course of evolution, as our diet has changed, the appendix became less useful. What is particularly interesting is that many evolutionary theorists believe that natural selection (while removing all of the abilities of the appendix) selects larger appendices because they are less likely to become inflamed and diseased. So unlike the little toe, which may eventually vanish and is equally useless, the appendix is likely to stay with us for a long time – just hanging around doing nothing.
Science/TechnologyRe: The Fermi Paradox by taurus25(m): 12:02pm On Mar 23, 2016
johnydon22:
Survival first ..

Nature is a dangerous whole to itself so its always changing for the good or bad (human perspective though )

So surviving is the first thing cus i doubt if the human race will survive that long!!!
sure!........on a lighter note theres this interesting article on wikipedia(dont know if youve seen it tho).....lemme share for everyone....https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future ........its quite long tho
Science/TechnologyRe: The Fermi Paradox by taurus25(m): 11:50am On Mar 23, 2016
johnydon22:
You have very cogent points brother!!!

1. Is very likely- take earth for example, Only 1 out of all intelligent species on earth got to the stage of "technological intelligence" .. this shows maybe "technological intelligence" is quite rare and has slim chance of emerging in the universe.

2. very correct!!!
we should never stop looking tho...i believe somewhere in the universe exist beigns that are different or maybe similar to us.....whats more important is that we preserve our race to maybe be the ones conquer the universe someday
Science/TechnologyRe: The Fermi Paradox by taurus25(m): 11:25am On Mar 23, 2016
nice thread op..............here's what i think

1.maybe life is difficult to start and evolve to an intelligent and technologically advanced stage and were the only ones. This is highly unlikely but not impossible tho.

2. Advanced civilisations destroy themselves on short timescales. If extraterrestrials are anything like us, then it likely that they might have destroyed themselves after a few million years of advancement. Take earth for example , life have been evolving for billions of years but after just few thousand years of technological advancement we could end it all....now this is a serious issue.

3. They have no desire to communicate

4. what is actually nothing can go faster than light...and there are super intelligent beings billions of light years away

5. maybe a proof of intelligent beings is the fact that they havnt come here

6. maybe we dont have the technology to detect their message yet......ermm we just detected gravitational waves recentlywink ......who knows the kind of tech ETs might have/use

7.,were the first??

le.me stop here...below is a fraction of the night sky......so where can they possibly start

Science/TechnologyRe: What Are Your Thoughts On Cyborg Technology. by taurus25(m):
well i think usage of such technolgy would be inevitable.....especially in military, the arms race is crazy among world powers..imagine how deadly sodiers with such tech would be..
Christianity EtcRe: Thank Satan For Easter by taurus25(m): 10:33pm On Mar 22, 2016
sonOfLucifer:
:-XOn the cross, hung the corpse of a dead God
Born of virgin, died a virgin.
Ave Satanas.

Going for Lent. Satan be with you all.
SportsRe: Alex Iwobi In Hospital For Food Poisoning by taurus25(m): 5:16pm On Mar 22, 2016
.but nigerians can bend news sha
Science/TechnologyRe: Fascinating pictures and facts about space by taurus25(m): 2:24pm On Mar 20, 2016
Amazing!!

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