You're making a lot of claims based on nothing solid. I could write as involved a piece on the idea that Snow White was a tale about the fall of an intergalactic civilization. I mean "there was a much brighter and more radiant Snow White goddess" Geez.
I believe one of the ideas of this particular site is to explore, entertain ideas. To ask the questions that are not being asked. Don't you. If not then you might be visiting the wrong site.
The egyptians did not use electricity of any kind ! And assuming i have not taken any classon electricity is your fault. Just because it looks, strange, dont mean it is super natural. Go spread your conspiracy crap somewhere else and using ancient pictures as a front, to spread it.. Give responses that fit what is seen. Its simply not understood yet.
Yes. Worn steps are a far cry from ruts with sharply defined edges that cut 10 inches into the stone, or 12 inches, or 24+ inches (like on Malta), and continue for kilometers, sometimes disappearing beneath the sea, only to re-emerge on a nearby island....or ruts that run right off the edge of a steep cliff, and continue on at the base of the cliff....or when there are multiple sets of ruts, all running back and forth across each other, all the same depth and clearly defined....
What I'm saying is, I did not mean to imply that stone could not be worn down. I meant that simple wearing of stone could not account for the nature of the ruts. This is demonstrable in many ways.
I think this DNA test on these skulls points to another interesting theory ... that the practice of skull deformation among Inca populations could be the direct result of these Indians trying to emulate those beings that were probably foreign leaders to them and teachers... ancient primitive cultures often speak of how they were taught by beings that descended from the skies. I doubt the Incas would have practiced this odd behavior of deforming youth skulls to mimic naturally occurring ones if those with the larger elongated skulls did not in point off fact occupy positions of power and authority and wisdom in these communities. And if their DNA was so different as to not allow interbreeding with them then the Incas must have believed that the shape of the head was what yielded their power and wisdom, hence the practice. Since we have found denisovan and neanderthal DNA in human lineage, but not the DNA of these long-heads, it would seem that it would point to the possibility of these beings as having not been of terrestrial origin. And because of the tomb rituals associated with their burials, it would also seem likely that they were held in esteem by the ancient locals. Better we all think freely on this subject I say, instead of wallowing in self righteous and smug skepticism as do some. I tend to think as the late Lloyd Pye did on this subject. I applaud any who seek ideas 'outside the box' that currently coagulate in rigid and conformist academia.
My elementart school was builtin before 1920. The steps were noticeable worn and receding by students from generations walking on them. I have seen the same form event a decade or less wear.
I have a picture of an Egyptian lady sitting at a table, looks like she is playing a game of chess. My mother in law passed away and I"m not sure if this print is worth anything? Any chance you
I'd love to hear your reasoning on that, since it is the professionals(academics) who define the field, define what is or isn't credible, and write the textbooks. Amateurs, by definition, are not really even in the field at all, so how could they poison it?
Whether or not the moon can be considered masculine or not could depend on what part of the world one is from and the relevant beliefs. In China for example there's the concept of yin and yang. Yin being solid yang not. The moon/yin reflects the sunlight/yang.
Whether or not the moon can be considered masculine or not could depend on what part of the world one is from and the relevant beliefs. In China for example there's the concept of yin and yang. Yin being solid yang not. The moon/yin reflects the sunlight/yang.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I do highly suggest you take a class on basic electricity and electronics. Electricity is not some mysterious magical concept. We've pretty much got it under control. A battery is basically like a bucket of electrons. It doesn't matter if you have Niagara Falls filling it, the most you'll ever get out of that bucket is decided based on it's construction. And most batteries, just like most other electronic devices, break when more voltage is applied to them than they were designed for.
The important thing is to maintain a sense a wonder, and not be too impatient in attempting to make sense of it all - prematurely closing down one option or another, shoehorning into one or other ideology or agenda, simply because it conflicts with one's 'world view', the latter the product of aeons of evolution (with occasional dead-ends!) .We don't just need better tools for probing our early origins. We need the humility to recognize that our earliest predecessors were not progenitors of our present selves, but transient chemical species all seeking ways of maximising the thermodynamic balance of entropy between themselves and their immediate environment, permitting pockets of chemical and biological complexity to survive and finally self-perpetuate, but IMPORTANTLY ones entirely different from those, like OUR PRESENT SELVES, that now dominate the relatively benign conditions and stable ecosystems of our mature modern-day planet.
That's it! Thanking everyone for their patience and forebearing - readers, contibutors and site manager9s).
Proto-sugars could have arisen initially as simple carbon compounds bristling with -OH (hydroxyl) groups that had useful water-binding, anti-freeze properties, allowing our little irradiated Oparin-puddles (remember Oparin?) of land-based high and not-too-dry reactants to remain liquid in alternating bouts of rainfall and drought. Dispute the details by all means, but it's the principle that is important. The early stages of biogenesis may have used precursors of present day macromolecules, ones that amaze us with their complexity and fitness-for-purpose, that were being tailored and re-tailored aeons ago for entirely different purposes, akin to that whale flipper that was originally a paw or hand in earlier evolution.
For what it's worth, I have proposed that archaeo/palaeo-DNA began as simple purine and pyrimidine bases that arose by random chemical interactions between simple precursors like cyanide, water, CO2 etc. They have strong absorption in the ultraviolet, so could have acted as sunscreen agents on primordial Earth, such that one could have exotic new chemical species generated by energizing radiation being protected by a sunscreen long enough to interact and further "evolve" into something more complex, like a nucleic acid. What about the ribose sugar of nucelotides and the phosphorus you might ask? Where did they come from?
We need to make the same leap in imagination if we're to understand how modern DNA, synthesised off DNA-derived templates, may have had its origins in a primitive DNA or nucleic acid precursors that existed for entirely different purposes, not just ones we can only guess at, but ones that we might not even strive to guess at, not having a time machine at our disposal.
But when you x-ray it, you find you're looking at something that looks remarkably like a human hand- 5 jointed fingers, wrists bones etc. Thus the otherwise "hidden narrative" that might otherwise never have been suspected and eluded us, namely that whales evolved from land-based air-breathing mammals that subsequently returned to the oceans, adapting morphology that initially evolved for entirely different land-basedl purposes.
Hooray: the preamble has posted. Now let's try the next passage, starting with a link to my own site (which may or may not be the sticking point):
http://colinb-sciencebuzz.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/origins-of-life-nucleic...
At the risk of appearing to contradict myself, maybe we need to look to Darwinian evolution and its processes of adaptation and natural selection to understand why we are at a loss to understand how DNA can avoid the chicken-and-egg conundrum. Wrong analogy (chickens and eggs). Think a whale flipper instead, nicely adapted to a marine existence.
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Let's test just the preamble first (the first half having failed to post):
Title:Think prebiotic palaeo-DNA, with a now extinct function as sunscreen for chemical synthesis:
Wow. As forum comments go, that's a juggernaut if ever there was, one perhaps best to let by, hoping it hasn't caused too much damage to the foundations. So many trailers on that juggernaut have been hitched together, like Big Bang and evolution, like evolution and biogenesis, which if the truth be told is an attempt maybe to impose some kind order, dare one say design, where no order exists. (Polite reminder: There could have been a Big Bang without evolution of life, and there can be correct ideas about evolution which make no attempt to explain the origin of life).
However, it was the introductory passage that caught this science blogger's attention, expressed admirably in simple terms, basically asking how there can be biogenesis of DNA without pre-existing DNA as a template. It's a valid and challenging question, one I addressed briefly some years ago:
(Great, we have a Verification box - motoring at last). Now to hit the SEND button.
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You're making a lot of claims based on nothing solid. I could write as involved a piece on the idea that Snow White was a tale about the fall of an intergalactic civilization. I mean "there was a much brighter and more radiant Snow White goddess" Geez.
Why not?
I believe one of the ideas of this particular site is to explore, entertain ideas. To ask the questions that are not being asked. Don't you. If not then you might be visiting the wrong site.
The egyptians did not use electricity of any kind ! And assuming i have not taken any classon electricity is your fault. Just because it looks, strange, dont mean it is super natural. Go spread your conspiracy crap somewhere else and using ancient pictures as a front, to spread it.. Give responses that fit what is seen. Its simply not understood yet.
Yes. Worn steps are a far cry from ruts with sharply defined edges that cut 10 inches into the stone, or 12 inches, or 24+ inches (like on Malta), and continue for kilometers, sometimes disappearing beneath the sea, only to re-emerge on a nearby island....or ruts that run right off the edge of a steep cliff, and continue on at the base of the cliff....or when there are multiple sets of ruts, all running back and forth across each other, all the same depth and clearly defined....
What I'm saying is, I did not mean to imply that stone could not be worn down. I meant that simple wearing of stone could not account for the nature of the ruts. This is demonstrable in many ways.
I think this DNA test on these skulls points to another interesting theory ... that the practice of skull deformation among Inca populations could be the direct result of these Indians trying to emulate those beings that were probably foreign leaders to them and teachers... ancient primitive cultures often speak of how they were taught by beings that descended from the skies. I doubt the Incas would have practiced this odd behavior of deforming youth skulls to mimic naturally occurring ones if those with the larger elongated skulls did not in point off fact occupy positions of power and authority and wisdom in these communities. And if their DNA was so different as to not allow interbreeding with them then the Incas must have believed that the shape of the head was what yielded their power and wisdom, hence the practice. Since we have found denisovan and neanderthal DNA in human lineage, but not the DNA of these long-heads, it would seem that it would point to the possibility of these beings as having not been of terrestrial origin. And because of the tomb rituals associated with their burials, it would also seem likely that they were held in esteem by the ancient locals. Better we all think freely on this subject I say, instead of wallowing in self righteous and smug skepticism as do some. I tend to think as the late Lloyd Pye did on this subject. I applaud any who seek ideas 'outside the box' that currently coagulate in rigid and conformist academia.
My elementart school was builtin before 1920. The steps were noticeable worn and receding by students from generations walking on them. I have seen the same form event a decade or less wear.
I have a picture of an Egyptian lady sitting at a table, looks like she is playing a game of chess. My mother in law passed away and I"m not sure if this print is worth anything? Any chance you
Wait....what? It's poisoned by the amateurs??
I'd love to hear your reasoning on that, since it is the professionals(academics) who define the field, define what is or isn't credible, and write the textbooks. Amateurs, by definition, are not really even in the field at all, so how could they poison it?
too long too many words --- please break it down into one paragraph -- very clear and concise - thanks
Whether or not the moon can be considered masculine or not could depend on what part of the world one is from and the relevant beliefs. In China for example there's the concept of yin and yang. Yin being solid yang not. The moon/yin reflects the sunlight/yang.
Whether or not the moon can be considered masculine or not could depend on what part of the world one is from and the relevant beliefs. In China for example there's the concept of yin and yang. Yin being solid yang not. The moon/yin reflects the sunlight/yang.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I do highly suggest you take a class on basic electricity and electronics. Electricity is not some mysterious magical concept. We've pretty much got it under control. A battery is basically like a bucket of electrons. It doesn't matter if you have Niagara Falls filling it, the most you'll ever get out of that bucket is decided based on it's construction. And most batteries, just like most other electronic devices, break when more voltage is applied to them than they were designed for.
The important thing is to maintain a sense a wonder, and not be too impatient in attempting to make sense of it all - prematurely closing down one option or another, shoehorning into one or other ideology or agenda, simply because it conflicts with one's 'world view', the latter the product of aeons of evolution (with occasional dead-ends!) .We don't just need better tools for probing our early origins. We need the humility to recognize that our earliest predecessors were not progenitors of our present selves, but transient chemical species all seeking ways of maximising the thermodynamic balance of entropy between themselves and their immediate environment, permitting pockets of chemical and biological complexity to survive and finally self-perpetuate, but IMPORTANTLY ones entirely different from those, like OUR PRESENT SELVES, that now dominate the relatively benign conditions and stable ecosystems of our mature modern-day planet.
That's it! Thanking everyone for their patience and forebearing - readers, contibutors and site manager9s).
Proto-sugars could have arisen initially as simple carbon compounds bristling with -OH (hydroxyl) groups that had useful water-binding, anti-freeze properties, allowing our little irradiated Oparin-puddles (remember Oparin?) of land-based high and not-too-dry reactants to remain liquid in alternating bouts of rainfall and drought. Dispute the details by all means, but it's the principle that is important. The early stages of biogenesis may have used precursors of present day macromolecules, ones that amaze us with their complexity and fitness-for-purpose, that were being tailored and re-tailored aeons ago for entirely different purposes, akin to that whale flipper that was originally a paw or hand in earlier evolution.
For what it's worth, I have proposed that archaeo/palaeo-DNA began as simple purine and pyrimidine bases that arose by random chemical interactions between simple precursors like cyanide, water, CO2 etc. They have strong absorption in the ultraviolet, so could have acted as sunscreen agents on primordial Earth, such that one could have exotic new chemical species generated by energizing radiation being protected by a sunscreen long enough to interact and further "evolve" into something more complex, like a nucleic acid. What about the ribose sugar of nucelotides and the phosphorus you might ask? Where did they come from?
We need to make the same leap in imagination if we're to understand how modern DNA, synthesised off DNA-derived templates, may have had its origins in a primitive DNA or nucleic acid precursors that existed for entirely different purposes, not just ones we can only guess at, but ones that we might not even strive to guess at, not having a time machine at our disposal.
But when you x-ray it, you find you're looking at something that looks remarkably like a human hand- 5 jointed fingers, wrists bones etc. Thus the otherwise "hidden narrative" that might otherwise never have been suspected and eluded us, namely that whales evolved from land-based air-breathing mammals that subsequently returned to the oceans, adapting morphology that initially evolved for entirely different land-basedl purposes.
Hooray: the preamble has posted. Now let's try the next passage, starting with a link to my own site (which may or may not be the sticking point):
http://colinb-sciencebuzz.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/origins-of-life-nucleic...
At the risk of appearing to contradict myself, maybe we need to look to Darwinian evolution and its processes of adaptation and natural selection to understand why we are at a loss to understand how DNA can avoid the chicken-and-egg conundrum. Wrong analogy (chickens and eggs). Think a whale flipper instead, nicely adapted to a marine existence.
Great. Have obtained a Verification box. Hit SEND for 2nd instalment.
Let's test just the preamble first (the first half having failed to post):
Title:Think prebiotic palaeo-DNA, with a now extinct function as sunscreen for chemical synthesis:
Wow. As forum comments go, that's a juggernaut if ever there was, one perhaps best to let by, hoping it hasn't caused too much damage to the foundations. So many trailers on that juggernaut have been hitched together, like Big Bang and evolution, like evolution and biogenesis, which if the truth be told is an attempt maybe to impose some kind order, dare one say design, where no order exists. (Polite reminder: There could have been a Big Bang without evolution of life, and there can be correct ideas about evolution which make no attempt to explain the origin of life).
However, it was the introductory passage that caught this science blogger's attention, expressed admirably in simple terms, basically asking how there can be biogenesis of DNA without pre-existing DNA as a template. It's a valid and challenging question, one I addressed briefly some years ago:
(Great, we have a Verification box - motoring at last). Now to hit the SEND button.
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