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5 Reasons Mars May Have Never Seen Life
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| 11/15/12
| Bruce Dorminey
Posted on 11/17/2012 11:13:21 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: kjam22
#1 reason..... God didnt create life there. As a six day creationist, I'm not threatened by discovery of life on another planet. It's not inconceivable that God created a universe full of life.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:28:52 PM PST
by
aimhigh
To: KevinDavis; neverdem
my responses by the number:
- No evidence of organic molecules on Mars
As the writer admits in the article, methane has been detected, and the Viking bio experiment showed that there is microbial life in the soil, or at least there was at the site of the Viking probe.
- Too much Carbon Monoxide (CO) -- hundreds of parts per million in the Martian atmosphere
the atmosphere is not very dense, and the Viking experiment involved subsurface sampling.
- Lack of nitrates in Martian soil
that objection is ludicrous -- even assuming Martian life to be identical with life on Earth, the Martian atmosphere is thin, and has barely any nitrogen even by percentages, and the necessary oxygen is much scarcer than that. [*]
- Lack of abundant liquid water and a long-lived stable environment
As on Earth, there's a long-lived stable environment, just not on the surface of Mars. I do agree that liquid water exists as a transient event associated with impacts from space.
- Too much molecular Hydrogen (H2) early in Mars' history
that's another one that makes little sense -- even assuming that Martian life is identical to Earth life.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:36:44 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: aimhigh
Thanks aimhigh, well said.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:43:15 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: BenLurkin
Thanks BL, it’ll be fun to go, depending of course on how one enjoys oneself.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:43:44 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Carl Vehse
What is minimized, if not ignored, by SETI enthusiasts ...
Is the fact that God may really exist - something they will go to the ends of the Universe to try and prove false.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:45:08 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Carl Vehse
All of those are not reasons at all — they merely state that, we are on Earth and know there is life here. It’s no more valid than saying, extraterrestrial intelligence couldn’t develop unless they have exactly five fingers on exactly two hands.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:45:29 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: kjam22
Where does it say in the Bible there is no life on Mars?
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:46:26 PM PST
by
Salman
To: knarf
NASA is primarilly an organization of curious scientists/craftsmen ... and a LOT has come from space exploration,
These scientists are no different than all the scientists sucking down grant money to prove globull warming. Free money.
I'm curious about a lot of things too, I just don't ask someone else to pay for my "adventures."
BTW, I respectfully disagree that a lot has come from the space program. I was as enthusiastic as anyone, but after about 10 years of the Space Shuttle that was it for me.
It continued for another 20 years and all we the taxpayer got in return was the bill.
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posted on
11/17/2012 12:52:11 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: oh8eleven
but after about 10 years of the Space Shuttle that was it for me. Good point.
What was the Space Shuttle's Teflon?
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posted on
11/17/2012 1:12:55 PM PST
by
Eaker
( If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.)
To: LibWhacker
I find it interesting how NASA purposely excludes certain obvious scientific instruments on their probes and rovers in order to justify their next multi-gazzilion dollar contraption.
Nice scam those guys got going on...
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posted on
11/17/2012 1:14:22 PM PST
by
mowowie
To: mowowie
I agree. I can’t figure that one either.
With CCD tech the way it is these days, they could have easily fit in a microscope and a vial of water, taken a few samples, and snapped 5,000 200X photos.
I know if I take samples from just about anywheres outside and look you see something swimming around.
And the whole “the weight, the crushing weight, we can’t afford another one pound instrument...” that argument is history.
Almost like they left it off intentionally...
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posted on
11/17/2012 1:31:44 PM PST
by
djf
(Political Science: Conservatives = govern-ment. Liberals = givin-me-it.)
To: SunkenCiv
As I recall, the times I’ve made a duplicate post is when I’ve clicked on “post” an extra time, thinking I had not clicked the right place, when in fact FR was still loading.
To: SunkenCiv
There will be a golf course there...someday.
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posted on
11/17/2012 1:50:32 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: LibWhacker
“Its going to be hard to tell without going there with a team of astronauts and a deep drilling rig, said Kasting. But my gut feeling is that Mars doesnt have, and never did have, life.
Believing that there is no life on Mars, that there never was life on Mars, admitting that there is no indication for either is sufficient reason to go there and see. Brilliant!
Next NASA will explore the question, “If there is no life on Mars, where do Martians come from?”
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:13:09 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: SunkenCiv
NOW I say this.......if you wanna find intelligent life on Mars, put men on it. (Provided they aren’t democrats).
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:16:18 PM PST
by
TomasUSMC
( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
To: stillonaroll
Yes, and I haven’t been doing that. It is a software problem.
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:27:25 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: TomasUSMC
Do they have to come back? Because if not, I could make up a list of candidates.
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:27:49 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: TruthWillWin
LOL!
Another posible reason:
At one time the Dems did rush there to give them stuff for votes, and we know the rest of the story, no evidence of life on Mars.
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:40:54 PM PST
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: LibWhacker
These platinum-plated boondoggles keep NASA scientists at the public trough. That proves that there is no intelligent life among U.S. taxpayers.
To: oh8eleven
There's probably 105 reasons ... but that won't stop NASA from spending - i.e. wasting - billions more taxpayer dollars to prove nothing. You're absolutely right and they won't stop this wasteful spending until they run out of our money... all to try and prove there is no God. (make no mistake about it, that's the real reason they are trying desperately to find life elsewhere)
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posted on
11/17/2012 2:44:06 PM PST
by
mtg
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