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Skeleton of Earth's Largest Predator
angkor writes "A COMPLETE skeleton of the largest predator of all time, a Jurassic sea monster that made tyrannosaurus rex look like a featherweight, has been discovered in Mexico. /. needs more dinosaur articles..."
No pictures.
here's one
here's another
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
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I was sure that Rush Limbaugh held top honors here.
Yes, it is time. File this under "real science" please. Anyone who thinks massive creatures like this are faked probably believes in an invisible, all-powerful genie who controls the whole world, grants wishes to some people, and magically wisks them away to some really nice place when they die. Oh, wait...
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Is it just me, or does everyone else wonder what kind of awesome fossils lie on the ocean floor, given that:
(1) most of the earth's surface is covered by ocean, and that's likely been the case for quite some time
and
(2) the largest contemporary vertebrates (whales) live in the water, where gravity is less of a factor
Joe
http://www.joegrossberg.com
Can be found here:
http://www.oceansofkansas.com/varner.html
I love it when people try to use science to prove something, then use it wrong. The amount of energy the sun outputs today (or the earth receives) has no direct relationship on determining the age of the earth. The sun has not always put out the same amount of energy, nor will it always. Look at other stars. The sun is merely a star and will go through the same life cycle as any other star of similar mass. Study some simple geography, geology, and astronomy. The earth can't be only 40,000 years old by the simple proof of moving plate techtonics, the rate at which things get buried in the earth as it shifts, and other simple things one learns in high school. Add in carbon-dating and other radioactive atoms and you get even more data to back that up. Add in the telescopes that see to the far reaches of the universe (creation of systems) and you have yet more data that supports it. Why is it so many people can believe God created a planet in a day, but they can't accept God creating the universe and letting evolution take its course?
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Wtf does the size of the earth in relation to the suns output have to do with the amount of time the earth has existed? As you saying that the earths mass should equal the suns output of energy onto the earth??? Why???
I get all excited, go to the article, see a big space in the middle of the article (I'm on 56k) that's loading. I'm saying "YES! A pic of it!" then what comes up? "Many Cambodian children will not live to be 5 years old" Damnit, who cares, I wanted to see the skeleton!
Check it out.
Norris/Palin 2012
Fact: We deserve leaders who can kick your ass and field dress your carcass.
The energy is still here in the form of chemical bonds.
No it hasn't. The earth is very close to thermal equillibrium, meaning it radiates about as much energy as it absorbs.
Go read up on some basic thermodynamics, troll. And while you're at it get a new nick, because you ain't.
Yeah, most do not "believe" in evolution because it is fact. Do you "believe" in the moon? Do you "believe" in trees?
The thing you can only "believe" in is God because there is no direct proof of his/her existence.
When will this poor mindless souls realize that to have morality doesn't require that you believe in mythology?
Only ignorant religious fanatics too fearful that science will yet again disprove their "truths" still believe the earth is so incredibly young.
Dumbass: the Grand Canyon could not have formed in only 40,000 years.
I bet you also believe in a global flood even though it is technically impossible. Not enough water exists in order to extend sea-level over the highest mountain.
Congratulations: that is the most blatant example of the misapplication of formulas I have ever seen. Why is it that people don't realise a formula gives a number, but only when used in the right time and place.
Thankyou for providing this, I am going to use this when I teach over the USoA spring semester. I will remember to source it.
I was pretty worried with all that fog this morning, but it looks like you managed to get a few solid bites.
I shouldn't respond to this, but I am going to anyways. I believe in Evolution/big Bang theory simply because it makes the most sense as opposed to the world being made out of the milk of a cow or Some chick putting dirt on top of a Turtle. None of the creation theories Ever made much sense to me. Why should I believe it? Because some book that is an incomplete partial translation of an earlier book that was a copy of a still earlier book said "God Said and ZAP-POW we had light"? If I ever met a priest that said, "I don't know" I might listen, but I never have. What I have seen is a lot self-serving mumbo-jumbo that can't be proven. There is no Hard Proof. Not that there is a lot of hard proof when it comes to Evolution either. But they admit it. Yes there are gaps in the fossil record. Yes there are parts of Biology & evolution that we can't explain. But at least they admit it I am curious what you consider to be "good" Science. It can't be astronomy. The notion that light travels thousands of years (well more then 6 thousand anyways) must put a strain on your faith. So that rules out physics & Chemistry (Or do you not believe that Iron was created in another star billions of years ago?) What Science do you believe in? What Science Can you believe in? I read once that the Adam and Eve story was a myth to explain why people left the hunter\gather lifestyle to begin agriculture. (Oh there was a happy time once when we didn't have to toil in the fields and God supplied every thing to us) The story was created much like the people who tell us we would be happier if we all lived as we did in the 17th century. I have to admit that interpretation of the story makes more sense to me then that story being the gospel truth. Does this make Analyses "bad" Science? What about logic? I hope you will respond to this .....
D.A.K.D.A.E.---- Deny all Knowledge, Destroy All Evidence
Theories can be believed or not; there are several examples in science where two(+) camps disagree over which of two theories is true; where one camp believes their way & v/v. Evolution itself is not in that kind of circumstance, although some mechanisms of it are.
You can believe in something other than a god. Even certain scientific theories (although most people use the term "adhere to" rather than "believe in"; same subjective meaning to most, though)
There is a reason for everything. Sometimes that reason just sucks.
"...garbage like this [post] that is little more than instruments of hate aimed at the moral community."
Glog!
lol, i love tards.
I know more than you drink.
The Editor said:
The skeleton they found isn't technically a dinosaur. My background is Physics, not Biology, but it has something to do with which Order or Class these creatures fit into.
I only found this out when my daughter was studying dinosaurs in school. I told her that there were dinosaurs that lived in the oceans and she told me they weren't really dinosaurs! I google'd it and sure enough, she was right. Doh!
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Wouldn't the Blue Whale qualify for this honor since it also eats other sea animals (krill)? It is bigger at around 25 meters.
That's cute.
A good dose of sun-shine can make the earth grow.
It's a bit like a plant, but bigger, I guess.
Dude, you *are* a genius.
As to the global flood, if you read Genesis you'll see that the mountains lifted out of the water at the end of the flood. There's plenty of water to cover the surface of the earth.