You know, I'm not completely convinced that this isn't just a big simulation. If that's the case then it would explain some of the oddities about our place in the universe (like where the hell everyone else is).

Then again, invoking the simulation explanation isn't really any better than invoking creationism. Maybe it's a mixture of evolution, creation, tampering by outsiders, and simulation?

Well i can't let Gaia theory go once i've read about it, it describes earth as a self-intelligent organism - Gaia - and everything that is believed to had evolved the way it did, is nothing but this giant organism evolving. And it is trying to conquer space, to expand itself.


The theory is based on the unexplainable perfection of the conditions on earth to suit human life, given the improbability of it, among other weird phenomena like the oceans releasing substances to regulate weather, the way everything seems to be ruled by a greater intelligence, etc...

I think we're all part of Gaia, we're it's cells and our purpose is to listen to it, and help it evolve, expand to outer-space and conquer new dimensions of the universe.

I guess I am boring and in the minority because evolution makes the most sense to me... I don't really buy into most forms of creationism.

And as for why we haven't seen aliens yet, I read this really great paper suggesting that there is a technology cap where sentient life basically destroys itself before it gets the chance to progress further. Which, being a doomsday article, it suggested we were close.

I also always wondered why we assume there are others who are more advanced than we are. What if we are the most advanced and won't see aliens til we go find them? And who thought it was a good idea to narrow the search for life based on what our planet requires anyway? There are too many explanations and possible reasons.

But I digress. Evolution is my bet cause science makes sense to me.

I do appreciate hearing your thoughts on all of this. However, I am fairly certain that there are scientific theories as to how life actually started, not just how a random cell turned into a person. Although honestly, I don't know them off the top of my head and don't care enough to look it up to continue to debate. They are really all just theories. I think we'll never actually know with any certainty who is right.

I don't think science can adequately explain everything (magic jumps to mind) but I also think that it gets a lot of things right and I dislike it when people argue against hard, factual science. Granted, the theory of life/evolution isn't a hard, factual, arguable science... but I still prefer it to the idea that some greater being or something made us. My continuing issue with esoteric and religious explanations is that no one has ever adequately explained where the thing that created us came from... they all just say "it always was" or something which is bullshit. Everything has to start somewhere, but that's where anything other than evolution starts to lose traction.

Although, I gotta admit, it never really bothered me that much where we came from or where we go when we die. What's important is what we do here and now, in my personal opinion. I feel like if people spent more time thinking about their time here, we'd be in better shape. So I suppose I probably shouldn't have posted in this thread at all, lol.

For the record, just because there are animals that are 'dumber' out there doesn't mean that there are smarter ones, necessarily. There has to be someone who is at the top. Not saying that humans are perfect and the best there is, as I thoroughly believe we are not, the point is that arguing we can see lesser beings and therefore there must be better is kind of like arguing that this shade of red is lighter than that one, so there must be one even more vibrant somewhere. Not guaranteed false, but not automatically true either. It's a valid line of thought, I suppose, but doesn't really work for me.

Endocanibanoid system in our brains is proof we have been benefiting from plants as mammals.

Random question i asked the other day....from an evolutiin standpoint or any reasom...why do asians have slanted eyes? Maybe its a result of being relaxed/content?

From the best information I can find, thoughts that it is related to the "second eyelid" or nictitating membrane, as well as thoughts that it protects against snow blindness, are common but inaccurate. It is a common feature in any population, but tends to appear in people with small noses, so those of a certain genetic strain are more likely to have it. I'd say that the reason for "Caucasian" populations having bigger noses would be a good direction to check.