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Miscellaneous => General Chat => Topic started by: ShadowBrain on January 29, 2009, 07:39:11 PM
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http://exopolitics.blogs.com/exopolitics/2008/12/life-discovered-on-mars.html
Direct link to paper (http://exopolitics.blogs.com/files/mars---andrew-d.-basiago---the-discovery-of-life-on-mars---12-12-08.pdf).
Yeah, it's probably imagination run wild... but that's a big imagination. And a lot of on-hand time.
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Meh...if there's life on Mars, then there's life on Mars. It's merely a fact of life that hasn't been revealed to the public yet. [Edit], some people thought bears were shocking back in the day, but we certainly don't see them that way now.
Then again, this still sounds a little too overblown to be true. All I'm saying is that when or if life actually is discovered on another planet and revealed to the public, people better not freak. Ignorance is nice (I'm being slightly sarcastic) for a while until people discover the truth and totally freak. It's in human nature to get scared when something out of the norm happens, when really, strange stuff has been taking place since the beginning of the world.
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Meh...if there's life on Mars, then there's life on Mars. It's merely a fact of life that hasn't been revealed to the public yet.
Agreed. We humans won't be satisfied 'til we stumble upon a planet that's 10 times more threating and superior than ours, which would either end the human race or enslave it. You know what they say: Curiosity killed the cat. Some stones are best left unturned. For humanity's sake.
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Um...that's not what I was saying. I was saying that it hasn't been revealed yet, but when it (or if) it is, we shouldn't freak. That doesn't mean we should be left in the dark by any stretch of the imagination.
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Um...that's not what I was saying. I was saying that it hasn't been revealed yet, but when it (or if) it is, we shouldn't freak.
Oh, I see.
That doesn't mean we should be left in the dark by any stretch of the imagination.
That's true. But I think there are times when we become too curious and pay for it. That's all. I'm not saying "don't be curious" I'm saying don't be too curious because there are repercussions. That's all. I'm too tired to further explain this, sorry.
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If aliens could work together well enough to have working space expeditions I don't think they'd be interested in war with backward people like humans.
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People don't realize that space is huge. Seriously, freaking, massively huge. So huge it makes your head spin, and phrases like "speck of dust" and "grain of sand" don't even begin to describe how insignificantly tiny humans are in proportion to the rest of it.
So it strikes me as funny that there's even any controversy about the whole thing. There is life on other planets. Period. It would be impossible for there not to be. It's just incredibly spaced-apart. The other planets in our solar system probably do have, or once had, life on them. The nearest intelligent life is probably so far away that no one on this planet will ever hear, see or know of them, ever, and vice-versa. People's perceptions about space have been too distorted by TV and movies.
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I thought this would be about the TV show. I'm disappointed. :(
However, after looking at this, I'm no longer disappointed.
Everything in the pictures looks like they're really stretching it, though, except for the "humanoid female" (http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01/lifeonmars3BM_450x250.jpg). A lot of the stuff didn't look like anything, and the stuff that vaguely did is more than likely pareidolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia), like how we can see shapes in the clouds. Interesting, nonetheless.
When it comes to extraterrestrial life (especially humanoid), I suppose my view is the equivalent to (empirical) agnosticism. I haven't seen enough evidence to support or disprove it.
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Dude, what's with the language? ~Sapph
COMMUNISM
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Hey, Sapph's language-usage edits are welcomed if it means she's active.
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Really?
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Seriously? Seriously? I said that nearly 3 weeks ago and she feels the need to censor it?
I edited it. If I get banned for disobeying the only mod who censors posts, then so be it.
EDIT: Yeah, kinda let my pride get to me. I apologize for my actions.
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Good thing she's not active enough to find where I posted that weenus. :)
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Re-edit a swear into a censor-edit post again, PL, and you won't be able to post anymore.
I censor profanity I come across, regardless of its age. Someone needs to clean up the filth.
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Filth? It's not like I was using the word in anger.
None of the other mods seem to care about profanity anyway. I love you as a sister under Christ Sapphira, but none of the other mods care. Is it really that big of a deal?
If you want to ban me because I edited the censor back into a swear word, then go ahead. Getting around the censors is against the rules and you have every right to do it. You really have your work cut out for you though if you want to censor everyone here by yourself. A lot of people cuss in there posts, and there have been several crude (albeit hilarious) pictures posted since you've been gone.
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Swearing isn't against the rules in this forum, O Power Abuser.
(Getting around the censor is.)
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Yeah, I'll admit that. I broke the rules by getting around the censor. She has every right to ban me for that and she should.
She shouldn't, however, censor me for using what society has deemed a "bad word." It's not really a bad word at all in my opinion. It just designates a place. I didn't use it in anger, nor did I curse someone to "go there."
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Most of society has un-deemed it by this point anyway.
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No, the mods who do care just aren't very active, if at all. Myself included. Or they don't read every thread--again, myself included. And just because I "care," it doesn't mean I'm abusing my power.
I think that word would be on the censored list if it weren't appropriate to use in certain contexts (talking about the place, as opposed to using it as an intensifier or curse). That context was an inappropriate one. But the word itself isn't really the problem I have; it's that I've been seeing you swear in your posts pretty frequently, even if they are minor words.
Please don't use the "Christian card". I don't mean to be Pharisaical about it, but I would think that as a Christian, one should desire to keep his or her speech pure. I know slip-ups happen, and we're forgiven and whatnot, but to intentionally continue to use such words... It bothers me. Maybe it's a pet peeve, whatever, but I still find it disrespectful. (Actually, casual swearing bothers me more than swearing in anger, if it's not aimed at someone.)
However, just because others swear and post inappropriate stuff doesn't make it okay or justify doing it, as well. (I do correct it from anyone, if I notice it.)
Just to reiterate:
- No deliberately getting around the censors.
- No harassing or threatening moderators.
- No questioning or complaining about moderators' actions.
Now, PL, I know you're not guilty of the second one, but, LD, you're bordering on harassment, among other things (counting past actions, too).
I'm not going to ban you, PL, for reediting the swear, but consider this a stern warning.
I think we've gone on enough about this, so let's get back on topic.
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Fair enough. I'll make sure to keep my posts clean from now on, and I certainly won't attempt to get around the censors again.
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I harass mods for breakfast.
And then I drink the milk.
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None of the other mods seem to care about profanity anyway.
Suffix? Wait, maybe that's just me.
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We have an autocensor for a reason, and last I checked, it does its job for people who wish to use it. Sapph needs to stop getting personally offended by stuff, and stop censoring, srsly for realz. Let the censormachinebots do their job.
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They already discovered life on Mars, but it's in the form of microscopic bacteria and other single-celled organisms that signify the most basic forms of life.
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We have an autocensor for a reason, and last I checked, it does its job for people who wish to use it. Sapph needs to stop getting personally offended by stuff, and stop censoring, srsly for realz. Let the censormachinebots do their job.
Well, she's the boss. If she wants us to stop, then we should.
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If PaperLuigi had his way, we'd still be British!
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Well, whatever. I'm just glad to see Sapphira back, even if we do have to eat bangers and play weird baseball for a while.
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But the taxes! And our tea!
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If PaperLuigi had his way, we'd still be British!
Good Idea, I'll start the trend, starting with ou's.
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If PaperLuigi had his way, we'd still be British!
Well, the Fungi Forums is a monarchy after all. The only true way to earn our independence would be to create an entirely different forum with a new set of rules.
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Suffix? Wait, maybe that's just me.
Thanks for noticin' me. I do it too, but in a subtle way.
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Well, the Fungi Forums is a monarchy after all. The only true way to earn our independence would be to create an entirely different forum with a new set of rules.
You couldn't be more wrong. The only way to solve this is by using the method that never fails: a protest! If you start censoring all of your words, except the "filthy" ones I can only see success for your cause!
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I'm usually subtle about it, too. Every once in a while I'll add a teal-text comment/warning at the bottom of a post, but usually I don't.
Thanks, CrossEyed. :] Though I'm not back for good.
o_รด Black Mage.
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Your concept of subtle is not as subtle as mine.
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I'm with Glorb on this one.
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Well, the Fungi Forums is a monarchy after all. The only true way to earn our independence would be to create an entirely different forum with a new set of rules.
I actually went ahead and made another forum just for kicks. I need some mods and admins. If anyone is interested, go ahead and PM me. The link to the actual site will be posted in the PM (I won't post it here 'cause that's probably borderline advertising).
It's all in good spirits. Just a little "revolution," if you will.