Joshi Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Actually it probably coundn't, but what are your veiw. If they could clone a dinosaur and have it live in the same time period with us, would you be for it or against it? Do you think iot would be right to play god in this way? Express veiws below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Girl Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Its IMPOSSIBLE to clone a dinosaur, for thousands of little scientific reasons. Starting with reason #1, there's no DNA to work with...#2, no close eneogh relatives to do it... But if we could do it, I would not like to see it done. God, or whoever, had a reason to let these creatures die. As beautiful and interging dinosaurs may be, they belong in our minds and hearts, not in our zoos. Also, they'd probably die in 2 minutes from the new strains of bacteria now-a-days...it would be like why the Martians lost in "War of the Worlds" PS there's been serious talk of cloning Mastodons and Wooly Mammoths because DNA has been found in frozen remains...I'm against that too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Bones hold DNA and I'm sure a Rhino or something would be a good substitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 My simple theory is that homosapiens were hindered from evolution for thousands of years after the dinosaurs. That means that it was because of the dinosuars that were we not allowed to evolve quicker, so if we were suddenly mixed with the dinosaurs, even with the scientific knowledge we had, it's survival of the fittest, who do you think will win. And I would like to make absolutely clear that I in no way believe that this is possible, I am fully aware that it isn't and could never happen. I am not debating whether it is possible or not, I am debating whether we should if we could. I mean, because we can, we have created the Atomic Bomb, no one stopped to think whether we should or not. Is that the same thing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I personally think that Dinosaurs are make-believe. Think about it, nobody's actually seen a Dinosaur, and how do we know those bones don't belong to some other species? I'm sure these "experts" could tell us that they're millions of years old, but how do we know that these people aren't being paid to perpetuate the lie? Doesn't anyone else think it's a little odd how these so called "Scientists" can determine exactly what each dinosaur ate, what the texture and colour of it's skin was, whether or not it was intelligent, and other amazing details? The only plausible answer to that question is "Dinosaurs are a complete and utter fallacy, just like Dragons, Witches and Indians" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branik Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Oh yeah sure, and it's all a government setup and conspiracy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 Originally posted by scabb "Dinosaurs are a complete and utter fallacy, just like Dragons, Witches and Indians" Git! Of course witches are real. Pft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Sure, but who really wants to have dinosaurs around? I think it would be nasty. I don't even like LITTLE reptiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Girl Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Reptile hater! How could dinosaurs be fake?!?! I've been to excavation sites meself...its pretty hard to fake millions of years of age and rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Girl Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Originally posted by scabb Doesn't anyone else think it's a little odd how these so called "Scientists" can determine exactly what each dinosaur ate, what the texture and colour of it's skin was, whether or not it was intelligent, and other amazing details? They do it by observance...the wear and tear of its teeth tell us what it ate. A dinosaur "mummy" was found in th '40s...there were preserved imprints of its skin, and another "mummy" was found in Asia recently...you can tell if it was intelligent by making a cast of its brain from a skull...blah,blah,blah. Open thy mind a bit, scabb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 bad idea. Think about the carnivores of the era, whom proved to intelligent, and hunted in vicous packs, and could litterally bring down something the size of my house, and larger. Pit that against a human. Dino 1, Human 0. Besides, the world is ecologically adapted to live with out Dinosaurs. The cological damage could be very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Listen to the Commander, he speaks truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted July 13, 2003 Author Share Posted July 13, 2003 Originally posted by Reaper Girl How could dinosaurs be fake?!?! I've been to excavation sites meself...its pretty hard to fake millions of years of age and rock. Actually, I think that was sarcasm. But I agree with the commander, humans were not built to live with dinosaurs, dinosaurs were the dominant species of there time and would still be now. Yes, they were intelligent, and would find a way to out do us and eventually wipe us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Originally posted by scabb I personally think that Dinosaurs are make-believe. Think about it, nobody's actually seen a Dinosaur, and how do we know those bones don't belong to some other species? I'm sure these "experts" could tell us that they're millions of years old, but how do we know that these people aren't being paid to perpetuate the lie? Doesn't anyone else think it's a little odd how these so called "Scientists" can determine exactly what each dinosaur ate, what the texture and colour of it's skin was, whether or not it was intelligent, and other amazing details? The only plausible answer to that question is "Dinosaurs are a complete and utter fallacy, just like Dragons, Witches and Indians" You just destroyed my entire childhood. I loved Indian stories! I feel like I've just been told Santa Claus isn't real. *goes and cries in the corner* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnchiladaMan Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Sure, dinosaurs were real. But I think it's possible (for several reasons) that parts of the dating systems may be messed up. I have no problem with thinking that many of the fossils are probably alot younger than they admit. Many scientists (and myself) agree that there was at one point a world-wide flood. Such impacts of high pressure water could push animals into rock that would be later "dated" as millions of years old. Nobody (that is now alive) was there to see how those animals died, and nobody can say for a distinct fact how long ago they died. There are many fossils that are uncovered that look like they were caught by surprise in their death. There have also been reportings that are considered as "unexplained phenomenons" with dinosaur skeletons in the "wrong" area of soil. Instead of debunking their current theories, scientists evolve their theory to make it fit with what they think they see. I also believe that in the past dinosaurs and man lived at the same time and I think it would be neat to see dinosaurs and man living at the same time nowadays. Though I, too, don't care for the aspect of playing "God" by engineering them ourselves. So that's my overriding opinion. One way or another, they're all dead. They can stay that way and live on in our movies and imaginations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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