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Hole in Asteroid Belt Reveals Extinction Asteroid

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-the-big-one dept.

eldavojohn writes "Further evidence for the asteroid mass extinction theory has been discovered as a break in the main asteroid belt of our solar system. From the article, "A joint U.S.-Czech team from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Charles University in Prague suggests that the parent object of asteroid (298) Baptistina disrupted when it was hit by another large asteroid, creating numerous large fragments that would later create the Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula as well as the prominent Tycho crater found on the Moon.""

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  1. Re:No crap by Markspark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yeah, cause we all know that global warming is a myth started be commies and liberals, now where the hell are my nukes? the burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which leads to more solar radiation being absorbed in our atmosphere, leading to a warmer climate.. which in turn ups the amount of water in the atmosphere, which incidentally also is a greenhouse gas. positive feedback loop ftw!

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  2. Atheism is religion by TheSciBoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (Offtopic)As regards to your sig.

    Atheism is the belief that there is/are no god/gods (see wikipedia). Belief in absence of proof means it's a religion. I'm an atheist and I believe that god has no place in our universe, but it is only a belief, I have no proof. If I had proof then this would be science and not religion and I would have been killed by religious fanatics a long time ago.

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    1. Re:Atheism is religion by MightyMartian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      A religion is a body of beliefs involving rituals and supernatural beliefs. Atheism is not a religion any more than accounting is a religion.

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    2. Re:Atheism is religion by EsbenMoseHansen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      (Offtopic)As regards to your sig.

      Atheism is the belief that there is/are no god/gods (see wikipedia). Belief in absence of proof means it's a religion. I'm an atheist and I believe that god has no place in our universe, but it is only a belief, I have no proof. If I had proof then this would be science and not religion and I would have been killed by religious fanatics a long time ago.

      Atheism is disbelief rather than belief, which makes a difference. As explained in my sig: Atheism is a religion in the same way that not collecting stamps is a hobby. Anyway, there is as much proof for Atheism as for say the laws of gravity. And even if this were not the case, atheist only refuse to acknowledge a belief without evidence; given solid evidence most atheist would believe (if not worship) in the invisible pink unicorn or whatever.

      Atheism can be succesfully defended scientifically. Religions cannot (or least, none I have encountered can). That is one difference.

      But do bring debates such as this to an appropriate forum .

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