Posted on 08/05/2008 9:56:54 AM PDT by Scythian
Fourteen million years ago the now lifeless valleys were tundra, similar to parts of Alaska, Canada and Siberia — cold but able to support life, researchers report.
The moss was essentially freeze dried, he said. Unlike fossils, where minerals replace soft materials, the moss tissues were still there, he said.
"The really cool thing is that all the details are still there," even though the plant has been dead for 14 million years. "These are actually the plant tissues themselves."
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And they redicule me for believing in the bible ... 14 million years, ya right
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Did you see ‘The Illustrated Man’ back then on that channel?
Reason is a prominent characteristic of the mind of man.The Bible says that man was created in the image of God.
"The arrogance of man to say that his reason should be accepted as truth..."
Making fun of the characteristic that most marks man as different than animals.
The ironies there are endlessly amusing.
I’ve never met a dog that stupid. But I see no reason not to neuter or spay a dog to prevent unwanted breeding.
Looks like a snaggle-toothed tigress to me. Modern dentistry has made that species almost extinct in America.
Of course, the Connecticut River back millions of years ago was a GIANT LAKE that went from Middletown, Connecticut to Hanover, New Hampshire and the Appalachian Mountains were higher that the Himalayas are today.
The Earth changes -- and it does it without us 'helping' it!!
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