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Antarctic Lake Actually Two in One
Scoria writes "USA Today reports: Scientists have discovered that Lake Vostok, a liquid freshwater lake which has been isolated from the world beneath 4 km of ice for approximately 500,000 years, contains two separate basins. They believe that the basins, which are divided by a ridge that limits water exchange, may host individual ecosystems that are home to ancient microbes."
We humans aren't going to have any immunity to these microbes that have been isolated for 500000 years. I hope whoever's studying these lakes takes appropriate precautions against both accidental release and theft by terrorist organizations.
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How is this news? Is it the special property of having 2 basins that means it could containg "ancient" microbes? The way they put it, it seems: "wow, look, twice as many ancient microbes that we dont want to disturb." not: "wow, look, two basins, that means there could be ancient microbes that we don't want to disturb" But hey, what do i know about lakes not frozen under 4 kilometers of ice?
"creation science" - hahahaha! Where's the science?? It's like saying I've studied Republican Kindness or French Dignity.
Zenbuddhism maybe? Or my own? Definitely not something based on a tribal god, then twisted into becoming the tool with which to get the masses to accept your own political ideas and social reforms (Moses, Jesus).
To repeat myself: If creationist science had any other excuse to exist that to afterwars twist philosofical sayings and history of legends to somehow become accepted as fact - then I would've taken it more seriously.
As it is, it's not.
it's in my head