'We're descended from extraterrestrials', say Scientists!

[Spinward Scout]

What a week!

'Alien life found above Derbyshire proves we're descended from extraterrestrials', say scientists.
Researchers claim to have discovered particulate matter in the Earth's stratosphere that proves conclusively the existence of extraterrestrial life.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...extraterrestrials-say-scientists-9782153.html

 

[HG_B]

What a week!



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...extraterrestrials-say-scientists-9782153.html

The headline writer needs to be fired. There was no proof submitted that supports the headline.

 

[Enoki]

As long as the "scientist" wasn't this guy:

 

[thesmiths4]

*goes all Sagan on this article*

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence!

This doesn't seem to have that...

 

[leo knight]

If you have a strong stomach, try reading the comments. o:

 

[Highorbit_drifter]

The headline writer needs to be fired. There was no proof submitted that supports the headline.

In fact the headline writer will get a bonus, since he did his job to get people to read the story. The large print giveth, the small print taketh away - there is no conclusive proof in this.

There is one big problem I have with this theory of life's origins. If you say life originated somewhere 'out there', all you are doing is transferring the problem up a step. Say if life did come down on comets or asteroids or the heel of an unclean ancient astronaut, where did THAT life start?

Its not an answer.

 

[HG_B]

There is one big problem I have with this theory of life's origins. If you say life originated somewhere 'out there', all you are doing is transferring the problem up a step.

Yes. It is Turtles all the way down. Hence no actual proposed Theory on ORIGIN of life has survived until the ink was dry... People often think that one exists as they get it confused with the bullet ridden, tattered, "theory" of evolution.

 

[ShapeShifter]

I suspect Anne Elk is responsible for this "theory".

 

[Ran Targas]

I thoroughly embrace the notion that some of my coworkers and friends are indeed aliens.

 

[wbyrd]

the Pan-Spermia theory has been floated for a while now.Every so often someone finds something interesting that doesn't appear to be "local" and announces it. Usually followed by other brainy types shredding their evidence with a chainsaw.

Now as far as it goes the concept of non-terrestrial biological material landing on our sad little rock is not beyond the realm of possibility.

 

[rancke]

I'm reminded of an old children's ditty from my youth:

"We are descended from monkeys and flowers.
My great-grandmother was a strawberry patch!"​

(It rhymes (and scans) in Danish. )


Hans

 

[martletsquire]

I subscribe to the scatological theory of evolution.

In other words...

Poop Happens.

Considering all the places life has been found on this dirtball where it isn't supposed to exist, it will not surprise me when proof of extra-terrestrial life or pre-life is found.

Scientists are as good at no-speak and double-speak as journalists, they just use bigger words than the newsies.

 

[HG_B]

the Pan-Spermia theory has been floated for a while now.Every so often someone finds something interesting that doesn't appear to be "local" and announces it. Usually followed by other brainy types shredding their evidence with a chainsaw.

Now as far as it goes the concept of non-terrestrial biological material landing on our sad little rock is not beyond the realm of possibility.

Yep. It is when so called "scientists" jump the shark with unsubstantiated claims that the wood-chippers are warmed up...

 

[wbyrd]

Yep. It is when so called "scientists" jump the shark with unsubstantiated claims that the wood-chippers are warmed up...

Yeah, sort of a scholastic skeet shoot.

 

[Carlobrand]

As long as the "scientist" wasn't this guy:

What in heaven's name does that man do to his hair? He ALWAYS looks like that.

 

[Ran Targas]

He's actually Centauri (I.e. Babylon 5).