The Ever-Changing Poll Thread (The people want polls, I give them polls).

This place is getting boring, I might leave.SuperfastSonic

What do you mean, "boring," sir? :x  

[QUOTE="SuperfastSonic"]This place is getting boring, I might leave.Courtney817

What do you mean, "boring," sir? :x  

I think normal conversations are much more interesting in real life.  Facial expressions, hand motions, and inflections bring words to life.

Well, today, I listened to a story about Martans. They lived on Mars and were telepathic. :|twilightlullaby

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[QUOTE="SuperfastSonic"]This place is getting boring, I might leave.mariostar0001

What do you mean, "boring," sir? :x  

[QUOTE="twilightlullaby"]Well, today, I listened to a story about Martans. They lived on Mars and were telepathic. :|koopa_shell

Really?! :shock: 

[QUOTE="koopa_shell"][QUOTE="twilightlullaby"]Well, today, I listened to a story about Martans. They lived on Mars and were telepathic. :|Courtney817

Really?! :shock: 

[QUOTE="koopa_shell"][QUOTE="twilightlullaby"]Well, today, I listened to a story about Martans. They lived on Mars and were telepathic. :|Courtney817

Really?! :shock:

That's scary! My uncle said he saw a UFO one day while driving, and he's almost positive it really was a spaceship.

One night when I was a kid there was this program on TV talking about people who saw aliens, they saw all these bright lights in their bedrooms. It scared me and I didn't get any sleep that night :lol:

One time, several years ago, I thought I saw something strange, too. It was just cruising up quite high in the sky, and it didn't look like a plane at all. 

Oh sure, once I step foot out of a thread, then you all start talking about things I can relate too!:roll:

Since we're on the UFO thing, let me share with you my sighting that made everyone I know think I was crazy: It was outside and happen to look at the sky and ther, somewhere between...ah, something-something 100 feet, was a round black object. This thing just flew around the sky like mad!Then something shocking happened: there was these 2 planes crossing parallel at the time and the UFO dashed near the planes and went "through" yes I said through the airplanes!:shock: Then it dashed back into the middle of the sky and *bleep*, disappeared! 

So how can you explain something that can turn 180 degrees that fast, go through solid objects, and disappear that quickly?

Oh sure, once I step foot out of a thread, then you all start talking about things I can relate too!:roll:

Since we're on the UFO thing, let me share with you my sighting that made everyone I know think I was crazy: It was outside and happen to look at the sky and ther, somewhere between...ah, something-something 100 feet, was a round black object. This thing just flew around the sky like mad!Then something shocking happened: there was these 2 planes crossing parallel at the time and the UFO dashed near the planes and went "through" yes I said through the airplanes!:shock: Then it dashed back into the middle of the sky and *bleep*, disappeared! 

So how can you explain something that can turn 180 degrees that fast, go through solid objects, and disappear that quickly?

 

SuperfastSonic

I believe there are aliens out there, too. There are trillions of galaxies in the universe, each one containing within them billions and billions of stars. The odds of this planet being the only one with some form of intelligent life seems quite low when you think of the number of planets that could potentially exist out there. But I honestly don't believe that aliens have visited Earth, despite my little UFO sighting from earlier.  Mariostar is right... if they were really here, we'd probably know about it. Why come all this way just to fly around in the sky and abduct people?  If aliens were to really come all the way to Earth, I would imagine they would come en mass as conquerers. :| (Though I must admit, it would be nice if they came in peace ;)) 

And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old. 

Seriously, if there were aliens out there superior to us and these were alien sightings, they'd be much more obvious and less secret. I highly doubt the aliens would remain hidden this long, it's been over 6,000 years since the universe was created after all. mariostar0001

Well, imagine if we were the ones that found a planet with other intelligent species. I think we would probably just observe them for a long time before ever making contact with them. I can also imagine that a lot of people on Earth would be scared of actually making contact with an unknown intelligent species. So if there really are aliens out there that have found us, they might also be scared of us.

I believe there are aliens out there, too. There are trillions of galaxies in the universe, each one containing within them billions and billions of stars. The odds of this planet being the only one with some form of intelligent life seems quite low when you think of the number of planets that could potentially exist out there. But I honestly don't believe that aliens have visited Earth, despite my little UFO sighting from earlier.  Mariostar is right... if they were really here, we'd probably know about it. Why come all this way just to fly around in the sky and abduct people?  If aliens were to really come all the way to Earth, I would imagine they would come en mass as conquerers. :| (Though I must admit, it would be nice if they came in peace ;)) 

And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old. 

Courtney817

And it might not be aliens, it could be angels or just magnetic parallel universe starships.

[QUOTE="SuperfastSonic"] Easily, you imagined it. Or it was a secret military weapon you saw, meaning you should vanish in, oh, three days for revealing it.

Seriously, if there were aliens out there superior to us and these were alien sightings, they'd be much more obvious and less secret. I highly doubt the aliens would remain hidden this long, it's been over 6,000 years since the universe was created after all. mariostar0001

[QUOTE="Courtney817"]

I believe there are aliens out there, too. There are trillions of galaxies in the universe, each one containing within them billions and billions of stars. The odds of this planet being the only one with some form of intelligent life seems quite low when you think of the number of planets that could potentially exist out there. But I honestly don't believe that aliens have visited Earth, despite my little UFO sighting from earlier.  Mariostar is right... if they were really here, we'd probably know about it. Why come all this way just to fly around in the sky and abduct people?  If aliens were to really come all the way to Earth, I would imagine they would come en mass as conquerers. :| (Though I must admit, it would be nice if they came in peace ;)) 

And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old. 

SuperfastSonic

And it might not be aliens, it could be angels or just magnetic parallel universe starships.

[QUOTE="SuperfastSonic"] Easily, you imagined it. Or it was a secret military weapon you saw, meaning you should vanish in, oh, three days for revealing it.

Seriously, if there were aliens out there superior to us and these were alien sightings, they'd be much more obvious and less secret. I highly doubt the aliens would remain hidden this long, it's been over 6,000 years since the universe was created after all. mariostar0001

I believe there are aliens out there, too. There are trillions of galaxies in the universe, each one containing within them billions and billions of stars. The odds of this planet being the only one with some form of intelligent life seems quite low when you think of the number of planets that could potentially exist out there. But I honestly don't believe that aliens have visited Earth, despite my little UFO sighting from earlier.  Mariostar is right... if they were really here, we'd probably know about it. Why come all this way just to fly around in the sky and abduct people?  If aliens were to really come all the way to Earth, I would imagine they would come en mass as conquerers. :| (Though I must admit, it would be nice if they came in peace ;)) 

And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old. 

Courtney817

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Seriously, if there were aliens out there superior to us and these were alien sightings, they'd be much more obvious and less secret. I highly doubt the aliens would remain hidden this long, it's been over 6,000 years since the universe was created after all. koopa_shell

Well, imagine if we were the ones that found a planet with other intelligent species. I think we would probably just observe them for a long time before ever making contact with them. I can also imagine that a lot of people on Earth would be scared of actually making contact with an unknown intelligent species. So if there really are aliens out there that have found us, they might also be scared of us.

Well, imagine if we were the ones that found a planet with other intelligent species. I think we would probably just observe them for a long time before ever making contact with them. I can also imagine that a lot of people on Earth would be scared of actually making contact with an unknown intelligent species. So if there really are aliens out there that have found us, they might also be scared of us.koopa_shell

That's by the Atheist theory, which they have yet to actually find a single scrap of evidence for. mariostar0001

6,000 years is still a ridiculously low age for the entire universe. I think the Earth's history itself is proof enough that it is much, much older than 6,000 years.  Just think of all the stuff that has happened! The dinosaurs lived on this planet for a good long while; there were also the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs, and quite an extensive period of time before the dinosaurs existed when the earth was ruled by a menagerie of primitive reptiles and amphibians. So much has happened that it is just not possible for all of that to be squeezed into 6,000 years, especially since we have recorded human history (albeit some rudimentary) for nearly half of that time span. 

[QUOTE="mariostar0001"]That's by the Atheist theory, which they have yet to actually find a single scrap of evidence for. Courtney817

6,000 years is still a ridiculously low age for the entire universe. I think the Earth's history itself is proof enough that it is much, much older than 6,000 years.  Just think of all the stuff that has happened! The dinosaurs lived on this planet for a good long while; there were also the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs, and quite an extensive period of time before the dinosaurs existed when the earth was ruled by a menagerie of primitive reptiles and amphibians. So much has happened that it is just not possible for all of that to be squeezed into 6,000 years, especially since we have recorded human history (albeit some rudimentary) for nearly half of that time span. 

That just proves that someone in South America drew a picture of a dinosaur or some similar reptile on a pot, sir. I could draw a picture of a dinosaur on a pot, too, but that in no way proves that dinosaurs are living right now. :P

That just proves that someone in South America drew a picture of a dinosaur or some similar reptile on a pot, sir. I could draw a picture of a dinosaur on a pot, too, but that in no way proves that dinosaurs are living right now. :P

Courtney817

[QUOTE="mariostar0001"]That's by the Atheist theory, which they have yet to actually find a single scrap of evidence for. Courtney817

6,000 years is still a ridiculously low age for the entire universe. I think the Earth's history itself is proof enough that it is much, much older than 6,000 years.  Just think of all the stuff that has happened! The dinosaurs lived on this planet for a good long while; there were also the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs, and quite an extensive period of time before the dinosaurs existed when the earth was ruled by a menagerie of primitive reptiles and amphibians. So much has happened that it is just not possible for all of that to be squeezed into 6,000 years, especially since we have recorded human history (albeit some rudimentary) for nearly half of that time span. 

Mammals did coexist with the dinosaurs, but they were all of them very tiny at the time. It wasn't until after the dinosaurs and the "terror birds" such as Gastornis went extinct that they were truly able to flourish.  This is not an assumption, it is scientific fact. There is a thin layer of iridum in the layers of sediment that form the Earth's crust called the K/T Boundary. It is clearly visible in several places throughout the world. The rocks below the boundary date back to the Mesozoic Era when the dinosaurs lived (as has been proven by radiometric dating); here you can find remains of large dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and very, very tiny mammals. Above the K/T boundary exists newer rock formations, and only in these newer rocks are the remains of large mammals found. 

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And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old.

mariostar0001

What makes that theory Atheist? I'm assuming because the Bible "says" differently.

The Bible is full of symbols that aren't meant to be taken literally. It's also not written to be historically accurate, but rather for religious purposes.

Ooooh, don't get mariostar started.

It doesn't matter WHAT you say, nothing is *EVER* going to change his opinion, including scientific fact :roll:

[QUOTE="mariostar0001"][QUOTE="Courtney817"]

And the universe is slighly older than 6,000 years, mariostar. :lol: The Earth itself is 4.6 billion years old, and the universe is believed to be about 14 billion years old.

koopa_shell

What makes that theory Atheist? I'm assuming because the Bible "says" differently.

The Bible is full of symbols that aren't meant to be taken literally. It's also not written to be historically accurate, but rather for religious purposes.

Mammals did coexist with the dinosaurs, but they were all of them very tiny at the time. It wasn't until after the dinosaurs and the "terror birds" such as Gastornis went extinct that they were truly able to flourish.  This is not an assumption, it is scientific fact. There is a thin layer of iridum in the layers of sediment that form the Earth's crust called the K/T Boundary. It is clearly visible in several places throughout the world. The rocks below the boundary date back to the Mesozoic Era when the dinosaurs lived (as has been proven by radiometric dating); here you can find remains of large dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and very, very tiny mammals. Above the K/T boundary exists newer rock formations, and only in these newer rocks are the remains of large mammals found. 

 

Courtney817

But aren't there tests or machines that can prove how old fossils, rocks, etc. really are? Science has proven that sort of stuff before, hasn't it?

I wouldn't know, though. I don't pay attention in Science class. :P

I like cake, too!!!!!!! :D

But aren't there tests or machines that can prove how old fossils, rocks, etc. really are? Science has proven that sort of stuff before, hasn't it?Slyfur

I'm pretty sure there are.....

But aren't there tests or machines that can prove how old fossils, rocks, etc. really are? Science has proven that sort of stuff before, hasn't it?

I wouldn't know, though. I don't pay attention in Science class. :P

Slyfur

This is my summary of world history: Stuff happened a really long time ago, nobody really cares about it now, yet we still wonder about it, but no matter what we can pretty much never proove anything unless someone builds a time machine. The end.GreenFire95

I love cake.twilightlullaby

The cake is a lie.

Just once I would like to encounter a cake that is not a lie. :PCourtney817

[QUOTE="twilightlullaby"]I love cake.Dragon66116

The cake is a lie.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Curse you GLaDOS!

[QUOTE="koopa_shell"]The Bible is full of symbols that aren't meant to be taken literally. It's also not written to be historically accurate, but rather for religious purposes.mariostar0001

Look at the Creation Story. It's just a traditonal story that the Israelites made up to explain how their God created the earth, just like other religions did. They say that God worked for 6 days and rested on the 7th to explain why they do the same thing. The way the Bible describes Earth sounds like the Earth was only a flat area of ground surrounded by water, which is what the Earth was though of for centuries, showing how it was only written according to their own knowledge. Christians today believe that the different parts of this story are symbols. One is the idea that humans were made from dirt, which symbolizes that when we die, we will become "dirt" as well. Obviously we aren't made of dirt. The same thing about the snake. Snakes don't talk or have legs, but it just shows that we are punished for our sins. In the case of the snake, it loses its legs. Another example of the Israelites telling stories to explain things in life.

And the majority of the Old Testament was written according to stories passed down by word of mouth to younger generations. Since it was only passed on orally, it's easily possible that after many generations, the stories' details got mixed up. This is why most of the Old Testament is historically accurate, even when its not meant to be.

I agree! Cuz in the end, NONE of your arguments, no matter how rational or based in actual fact, will bend mariostar's opinions in any way, shape, or form. He believes what he believes and NOTHING, including proof, can change that cuz he will always rationalize your proof away. So it's best to just talk about ponies and broccoli instead.

So let's have a normal conversation about...... summer vacation! What are you doing? My pool is already open! 8)