rjshae Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 The Ballard area of Seattle has a bit of a scandinavian heritage, and its the location of the National Nordic Museum. 1 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Gfted1 Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile-phone networks. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
rjshae Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Gfted1 said: US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile-phone networks. CIA Secret Revealed: It Owned An Encryption Company For Decades to Spy on the World "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Gfted1 Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 Alternate angles of the most iconic images in the world. 1 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Gorth Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Gfted1 said: US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile-phone networks. The CIA are probably pissed off over the Chinese stealing their proprietary backdoor software IP 1 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Gfted1 Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 True dat! I had a good belly laugh at the US/Germany monopoly (except Russia and China) to all the worlds encryption. And they sold it to them. I cant help but wonder about the true capabilities of our espionage agencies. But its still not something you want an adversary to have, literal unfettered access to every.single.phone in the US. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Guard Dog Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 DNA analysis of early human remains in Africa indicate crossbreeding with an "unknown" humanoid species: https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2020/02/13/early_humans_in_africa_may_have_interbred_with_a_mysterious_extinct_species_111291.html I think we might have an exclusive pic of that species... ah yes... here it is 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 I'm sure you guys have heard of this but the story of the cyclical FRB the earth is receiving like clock work every 16 days is just fascinating to me. Both because of it's predictable regularity and the distance from it's origin. Amazing stuff and sadly and unsolvable mystery. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/12/fast-radio-burst-signal-outer-space-repeats-every-16-days/4726301002/ "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Amentep Posted February 13, 2020 Author Posted February 13, 2020 Maybe its the mysterious extinct species' relatives trying to find out if the mating worked sending the FRB? I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Gfted1 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 All modern humans have Neanderthal DNA, new research finds. Im curious how this jibes with you creationists? 2 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Amentep Posted February 13, 2020 Author Posted February 13, 2020 Cain and Seth had to get it on with somebody? Also, same for Lilith if we count apocrypha... The intervention of a divine being for creationism to work means that nothing is theoretically impossible. Seth had children, as did Cain, they didn't have children with Eve, so there had to be other women able to bear children with them created by God; time is irrelevant since its created by God, etc. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Guard Dog Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 27 minutes ago, Gfted1 said: All modern humans have Neanderthal DNA, new research finds. Im curious how this jibes with you creationists? What if evolution is the process by which creation happens? 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Gfted1 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Amentep said: Cain and Seth had to get it on with somebody? Also, same for Lilith if we count apocrypha... The intervention of a divine being for creationism to work means that nothing is theoretically impossible. Seth had children, as did Cain, they didn't have children with Eve, so there had to be other women able to bear children with them created by God; time is irrelevant since its created by God, etc. 4 minutes ago, Guard Dog said: What if evolution is the process by which creation happens? Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. My understanding is rusty, did "god" create other species of hominids too? Many species actually? 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Amentep Posted February 13, 2020 Author Posted February 13, 2020 The Bible says that Seth and Cain had children - they had to have children from somewhere, even though I don't think the biblical geneologies list their wives (I should add that IIRC the bible indicates that Adam and Eve had other un-named sons and daughters, so its theoretically supposed to be assumed that Seth and Cain's wives were also their sisters - I'm not a biblical scholar; IIRC the apocryphal tales of Lilith indicate there were 'demons' outside of Eden, so its possible that Seth and Cain's wives were from that group as well). Theoretically the millions of years of evolution could have happened in one day as God created (and would therefore control) time, so theoretically you can reconcile creationism and evolution if you really want to. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Guard Dog Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 So if creationism is true we are the product of inbreeding. If it's purely undirected evolution we're just slightly improved upon animals. Or if TV right we're all descended from a half Cylon. There are no good options. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Hurlshort Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Gfted1 said: All modern humans have Neanderthal DNA, new research finds. Im curious how this jibes with you creationists? How many creationists do you think are here on the forum?
Hurlshort Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Guard Dog said: What if evolution is the process by which creation happens? I assume you are talking about theistic evolution, which is what the Catholic church and most mainstream churches subscribe to. The bible isn't a scientific document.
Guard Dog Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, Hurlshot said: I assume you are talking about theistic evolution, which is what the Catholic church and most mainstream churches subscribe to. The bible isn't a scientific document. No it isn't. It's not even a terribly reliable historical document. I was just playing devil's advocate with Gfted 3 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Zoraptor Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Guard Dog said: So if creationism is true we are the product of inbreeding. We are scientifically speaking the products of inbreeding as well. Most healthy populations, genetically speaking, are the product of balanced inbreeding and outbreeding. Scientists tend to use terms like genetic bottlenecks when talking about humans, but scientifically there's both a mitochrondial Eve (the ultimate female progenitor of the current human species) and at least one other later woman from whom the entire current human species descends. While I haven't checked recently the theory was that humans got down to perhaps as low as a few hundred individuals at some point in the order of 100,000 years ago.
ComradeYellow Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 https://www.pamelaandersonfoundation.org/news/2020/2/13/ub24mku9yrijsxucbb7s4chuft8u3m Letter to His Excellency President Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation February 13, 2020 His Excellency President Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation Presidential Executive Office 23 Ulitsa Ilyinka, 103132, Moscow Dear President, I am writing to extend our congratulations to Russia on marking the 200th anniversary of the sighting of Antarctica by Fabian von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on the 28th January, 1820. Von Bellingshausen’s and Lazarev’s sighting marked the start of a distinguished history of Russian exploration and scientific discovery in Antarctica, enriching our knowledge of this wilderness. Two hundred years on, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are a very different place from the one that Von Bellingshausen and Lazarev first saw. The region is now on the frontline of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Together as a global community, we can put in place measures which will safeguard this precious wilderness in the future. Russia can lead this effort by supporting the designation of marine protected areas in the East Antarctic, the Weddell Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula, helping build resilience in marine life to change. To mark the 200-year celebration of Russia’s commitment to Antarctica, I urge you to strengthen further Russia’s historic legacy in the region by supporting protection of the Southern Ocean. Yours sincerely, Pamela Anderson
Guard Dog Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 This is a fascinating story about wolf pack management in eastern Oregon. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-very-old-man-for-a-wolf?utm_source=pocket-newtab 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Hurlshort Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 29 minutes ago, Guard Dog said: This is a fascinating story about wolf pack management in eastern Oregon. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-very-old-man-for-a-wolf?utm_source=pocket-newtab That was super depressing.
Guard Dog Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 It was but as they said the price of having wolves is sometimes going to be killing wolves. At least it is done in a way that is careful and thought out. Wildlife management is a thing. I usually don't bother the local coyotes but there have been times they have compelled me to thin their numbers a bit. But it would break my heart if they were gone because I love hearing them. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
rjshae Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 1 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Gorth Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 2:17 AM, Guard Dog said: So if creationism is true we are the product of inbreeding. How do you think we ended up with 5 (five!) fingers, the design was for 4 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
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