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re: Discussing Aliens/UFOs on Tucker
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:10 am to bizeagle
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:10 am to bizeagle
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Conversely, if you subscribe to an evolution view, why is homo sapiens the only species to evolve such advanced intellectual, rational, creative and abstract thought capabilities, considering their relatively brief and insignificant existence on earth? On the grand time scale, homo sapiens has existed for only a flash of time, the equivalent of a spark of static electricity
The problem with these types of discussions is the intermixing of or trying to resolve the differences in religious and scientific beliefs. I'm a geologist and I love thinking about how life evolved on earth. And it's a long spectacular history. Religions take a different view and I understand that. Indeed man and reasoning man has been in the mix for a very, very short time. Now if we then project this history to an advanced other planet intelligent life why could they exist at his advanced level for many, many millions of years? So the whole aspect of our knowledge of evolution superimposed on long lived alien civilizations is well, alien to what has happened on earth. There are so many occurrences out there that can destroy life. There have been so many mass extinctions on planet earth.
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Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:14 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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I'm a geologist and I love thinking about how life evolved on earth. And it's a long spectacular history. Religions take a different view
SOME faiths WITHIN religion do
Religion, itself, is not opposed to evolution
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:17 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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There have been so many mass extinctions on planet earth.
Interesting point, and raises the legitimate question as to whether there were past evolved societies and mankind much like we have now that were victims of those mass extinctions.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 9:26 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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Now if we then project this history to an advanced other planet intelligent life why could they exist at his advanced level for many, many millions of years? So the whole aspect of our knowledge of evolution superimposed on long lived alien civilizations is well, alien to what has happened on earth. There are so many occurrences out there that can destroy life. There have been so many mass extinctions on planet earth.
Thought experiment
What if this has indeed played out on Earth?
If we suppose surface cataclysms (solar, bolide, other) that decimated life, what would be the implications? (Considering we can mainly only explore the surface, terrestrial regions)
If you were to survive such surface cataclysm, what provisions could you take
Would you consider living within the planet?
Would you consider living underneath the ocean?
Would you create technology that allows you transmedium travel?
Would you create hybrids to live on the surface and still be able to commute to the surface for resources /needs?
Would you assist surface life when they become a threat to the ecosystem (y’all think “aliens” would be interested in nukes or the environment they are being detonated in???)
This post was edited on 10/10/20 at 9:28 am
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