Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Aussie Gamer:
Does a insect think that a tree is alive, I mean that it does not really change much over the life of an insect.
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I don't belive that insects can think at all, nor that they can form a concept on "life" or "tree". But what I do belive is that they have some sort of conciousness.

Right before I try to smash the fly, who is sitting quietly on the table - eating his lunch, he reacts - as my hand is getting closer - and then he flies away. This proves that flies have conciousnss/awareness since it was aware of my hand, almost smashing it.

Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Right before I try to smash the fly, who is sitting quietly on the table - eating his lunch, he reacts - as my hand is getting closer - and then he flies away. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The Fly is alerted to a sudden increase in air presure as your hand begins its downward track toward the fly. The Fly, with its 3rd grade education, expertly performs an evassive manuaver that would make any geometry teacher proud. Funny how such a small thing can do such an incredible thing as that. http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif (The Fly is now on the wall. I recommend a fly swatter. They approach without causing a large air disturbance.)

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Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

Another tactic is to use a little pLastic "disc-shooter" gun http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif
The little beasties can take two or three glancing hits before going down for the count.

Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

I've always wondered what a dog saw. What is it, 7 dog years to 1 human year. Is everything on fastforward for them http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

Geee.....as Life as we know it, Why and How do we as a race have the Ba*ls to think that WE are the only! are we so arogant to think this? sure WE may not have "found" any and with "Our" track record here of shoot first ask second "They" just might be waiting till WE grow up!
IMHO

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Re: A deep thought regarding life out there
 

I have not scanned this whole thread, so sorry if I am being redundant here. But I ran a cross a cool sig on slash a while back:

We may be all alone in the universe. We may not be all alone in the universe. Either way, its quite a concept, isnt it?

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There are bacteria on earth that dont breathe CO2 or O2 you know. Its just that they live veeeeeeeery deep down in the crust and use a whole set of different chemical reactions to live. (I read this in Discover magazine, so its close enough to reliable I think)

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Instar:
There are bacteria on earth that dont breathe CO2 or O2 you know. Its just that they live veeeeeeeery deep down in the crust and use a whole set of different chemical reactions to live. (I read this in Discover magazine, so its close enough to reliable I think)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Yeah, I heard that a couple of years ago.

What is that anyway? A living particle? Is it carbonbased?

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I read about the exploration of the underground sea/ocean/lake they found in Antartica. They assume its been completely sealed up for millions of years. Imagine what could be in there, could be anything from the cure for cancer or an incurable plague.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> I read about the exploration of the underground sea/ocean/lake they found in Antartica. They assume its been completely sealed up for millions of years. Imagine what could be in there, could be anything from the cure for cancer or an incurable plague.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Or even Things Man Was Not Meant To Know. (see H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness")

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