tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post3431119478304311119..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: Mars AttacksBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-5143771833017843672013-07-24T06:18:36.000-04:002013-07-24T06:18:36.000-04:00So, their contention is: life that originates ind...So, their contention is: life that originates independently elsewere in the universe WILL have DNA indistinguishable from Earth-based organisms, but will differ in the fact that their DNA arranges itself into a lower percentage of genes that look familiar to us? <br><br><br><br>Now, if they'd said the DNA was made up of four completely different nucleotides from the ones we have . . . .Opponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-14487766307774093802013-07-24T06:24:14.000-04:002013-07-24T06:24:14.000-04:00... And they only compared the genes to the other ...... And they only compared the genes to the other organisms we know about. What about this statistic that they are endlessly telling us about?<br><br><br><br>"The National Science Foundation’s “Tree of Life” project estimates that there could be anywhere from 5 million to 100 million species on the planet, but science has only identified about 2 million.<br><br><br><br>“We’ve only touched the surface of understanding animal life,” said entomologist Brian Fisher of the California Academy of Sciences. “We’ve discovered just 10 percent of all living things on this planet.”<br><br><br><br>-- http://www.livescience.com/4593-greatest-mysteries-species-exist-earth.htmlOpponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-989399713323839352013-07-24T06:32:33.000-04:002013-07-24T06:32:33.000-04:00You can't argue with them! They're scienti...You can't argue with them! They're scientists! White coats and everything!! They practice Science!Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-28818949524590277802013-07-24T06:41:24.000-04:002013-07-24T06:41:24.000-04:00I forgot. The Pandora thing came from outer space...I forgot. The Pandora thing came from outer space. The science is settled, and I was being a flat-Earther!Opponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-49730540286686442162013-07-24T07:15:22.000-04:002013-07-24T07:15:22.000-04:00100 million species? Seems to be a bit too many. C...100 million species? Seems to be a bit too many. Can we exterminate a few for the sake of simplicity?walruskkkchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-65495702762217779192013-07-24T07:21:33.000-04:002013-07-24T07:21:33.000-04:00This sounds like a story I read one time called &q...This sounds like a story I read one time called "The Jesus Virus." A virus comes from Mars and makes people want to give blood, thereby spreading itself. People start believing the impulse to give blood means that they're benevolent so they start behaving, like a self-fulfilling prophecy, hence the name of the story. Once the virus has spread to humanity it lowers our resistance to a <i>second</i> virus from Mars which comes to Earth, wipes out humanity and eats our kittens.CrustyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-36532748330507325762013-07-24T07:34:56.000-04:002013-07-24T07:34:56.000-04:00DNA is so radically complex that chances are it wo...DNA is so radically complex that chances are it would not originate more than once during the history of the Universe. Any extra-terrestrial life form would probably just be a recoding of the same basic structure.MattMussonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-52674612743297208352013-07-24T07:51:36.000-04:002013-07-24T07:51:36.000-04:00You used the term 'French humans'. hasn...You used the term 'French humans'. hasn't that been proven an oxymoron?Burtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-48797660351089299822013-07-24T08:36:56.000-04:002013-07-24T08:36:56.000-04:00We need to keep an eye on these scientists. Since...We need to keep an eye on these scientists. Since they are French, it is only a matter of time before they try to make cheese out of this new virus.silaS marreDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-11518122554006032742013-07-24T08:40:27.000-04:002013-07-24T08:40:27.000-04:00I think they named it pandoravirus in honor of the...I think they named it pandoravirus in honor of the world of Avatar which, as we all know, is just Pocahontas Reloaded <br><br>( http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3867/poca2u.jpg )<br><br>I think this means the virus came from Disney Studios.jimbthepilotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-50572653795556417902013-07-24T08:59:52.000-04:002013-07-24T08:59:52.000-04:00I'm of the Uninformed Opinion [seeing as how I...I'm of the Uninformed Opinion [seeing as how I was not there, while they were 'discovering' this virus]<br><br>that not-unlike many Grade B science-fiction stories, the virus has taken over their bodies and minds,<br><br>and it's 'just playing' with us.<br><br>Seeing what-is and is-not possible. Unfortunately, It picked French People to use as test-subjects.<br><br>This narrows the impact of their experiment by geometric proportions, but how were they to know? <br><br>We all look alike to them, more than likely. Like a crowd at A Korean Airport would look to me.<br><br>I suggest Icelanders or Swedes. The girls are much better-looking and less-hairy, besides.Uncle Kevvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-16314817512485369212013-07-24T09:03:31.000-04:002013-07-24T09:03:31.000-04:00Dig that zero-gravity hair style! Tres chic!Dig that zero-gravity hair style! Tres chic!DamnCatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-26939707043041828592013-07-24T10:00:08.000-04:002013-07-24T10:00:08.000-04:00Virus from Mars eh? I guess it's time to break...Virus from Mars eh? I guess it's time to break out the Slim Whitman music.zzyzxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-56937804112064621352013-07-24T12:11:20.000-04:002013-07-24T12:11:20.000-04:00Women Are From Venus, Viruses Are From Mars.Women Are From Venus, Viruses Are From Mars.CrustyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-44148103358929507602013-07-24T16:39:05.000-04:002013-07-24T16:39:05.000-04:00As a Whovian, a water soluble viruses from Mars ...As a Whovian, a water soluble viruses from Mars makes me nerous.Duke of Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-85291156294520334522013-07-24T17:50:53.000-04:002013-07-24T17:50:53.000-04:00Everyone knows the French government created the P...Everyone knows the French government created the Pandoraviruse as a means of genocide against African Frenchmen!<br><br>...that's what they're called there...right?NoMoBamahttp://www.swfcabin.com/open/1256414086noreply@blogger.com