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Old 08-15-2003, 01:25 AM   #24 (permalink)
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The deletion and addition of DNA/RNA sequences is not a difficult thing for nature to do, it is done every single day, millions of times a day. This is the way many (if not all) virii reproduce. They inject their sequence into a cell, that DNA/RNA would then alter and/or replace strands of DNA in the cell and the cell will then be used for whatever purpose the virus has in mind. In the case of HIV the infected white blood cell is turned into an HIV factory of sorts. Virii ("viruses") alone could be a/the major cause for the loss of certain DNA sequences in the human genome as compaired to the chimp. Then factor in evolution, and natural selection and the changes are explained away rather easily. All DNA is, is a "complex" acid structure, one that can be easily altered. Our DNA is also not much different from mice, which is why they are often used for experiments. Scientists have even been able to grow a human ear out of the back of a mouse. Our evolution from apes is not a far-fetched idea to any extent what-so-ever.


The possibility of other life in the universe (or atleast our solar system) is WAY more extensive than most people would like to believe. Microscopic "bacteria" fossils have already been discovered from meteorites. There are multiple moons in our solar system alone that would possibly be able to support forms of life, not to mention Mars. Callisto, Ganymede and Europa are thought to have water/ice/icy slush beneath their crusts. The *thin* crust of Europa, in fact, is made up of cracked ice. The surface could, at one point, have been entirely liquid water - an ocean world. Where there is water there is an extremely strong possibility for life, and very difererse life.. look at the oceans of earth, some of the stuff that comes outa there is freaky as hell.

The surface of Mars is thought to be covered with ancient (now dry) rivers, lakes and oceans. In fact the "pyramids" on mars are thought to have been built directly on the shore.. "lake-front property", with the "face" sitting just off-shore to give a nice view. I'm pretty sure i also heard that either a planet moon or the sun would rise up out of the face at a certain time of the year (actually i believe it was earth) while viewed from the location of the pyramids. Food for thought.
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