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perrodetokio
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 01/09/2015 : 13:07:22
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http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/potential-signs-ancient-life-mars-rover-photos/
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"Yes I have a belief in a creator/God but do not know that he exists." Bill Scott
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2015 : 18:34:00 [Permalink]
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I saw that. I am hopeful that it turns out to be microbes that shaped the outcropping. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2015 : 02:20:07 [Permalink]
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Wouldn't that be awesome? My understanding of astrobiology is that if the conditions are close enough, and large-scale enough, life is pretty much inevitable.
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2015 : 23:31:02 [Permalink]
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I only scanned the article, but the impression I got from the figures and the text I did read was "this thing we don't know the source of looks like this other thing for which we know how it was made," which is pretty much the logic behind the Face and pyramids of Mars. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2015 : 17:44:00 [Permalink]
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Well, the difference is that the scientists are saying, "here's how we can test this idea," while the cranks say, "it looks like a face, therefore it is a face." I expect much of the mainstream press will take the latter angle, regardless how much the scientists insist on uncertainty. |
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