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Clouds of Methane May Mean Life on Mars
Fox News ^ | 01/15/2009 | Fox News

Posted on 01/15/2009 8:36:23 AM PST by Dallas59

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To: Bubba_Leroy
Excuse my ignorance, but what makes the detection of trace amounts of methane in the atmosphere of Mars proof of life?

Considering the methane clouds are cyclic, and appear more frequently in the summer months on Mars, it's only one possibility that microbes are creating methane, and not the only possibility.

Methane is found on other planets/moons, which means there is an abundant fuel source out there and other carbons and hydrogen compounds that occur naturally.

The exciting part of this discovery is Mars looks more and more hospitible for a jump off to the rest of the galaxy and the stars.

21 posted on 01/15/2009 9:08:50 AM PST by Pistolshot ("Democrats don't show respect, they just demand respect " - ClearCase_guy)
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To: Scythian
Ping!

How could I resist that?

I need something to laugh about as I clean my guns, and garlic & bacon coat my ammo.

22 posted on 01/15/2009 9:10:48 AM PST by G.Mason (If you surrender your right to own a gun, you surrender your right to your life)
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To: Dallas59

When I saw that “Clouds of methane...” headline, I thought it was a weather forecast for Malfunction Junction on January 20th!

My bad.


23 posted on 01/15/2009 9:17:11 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: Navy Patriot

Taxing earthly cows is discrimination!

Time for the Earth cows to unite and wage a war against the Mars cows.

It’ll be fun to watch the cow chips fly between the planets!


24 posted on 01/15/2009 9:23:12 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

I just looked at the photo of Mars.

OMG! There are cows there!

Look at the large flat area. To the right of it is an upright black form. This looks like a perfect cow head profile looking upwards. You can see the ear, eyes and nose!

Mars is cow planet. We now have proof!
Tax Mars cows NOW!
Leave Earth cows alone!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


25 posted on 01/15/2009 9:29:38 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Navy Patriot

Green steak and cheese?


26 posted on 01/15/2009 9:31:38 AM PST by tbw2 (Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
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To: tbw2
Green steak and cheese?

No, that's the moon, this is Mars, green men, not green cheese.

27 posted on 01/15/2009 9:43:42 AM PST by Navy Patriot (John McCain, the Manchurian Candidate, makes a Marxist President.)
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To: silverleaf
If there is life on Mars producing methane, it must be found and taxed to stop global warming

Anthropogenic global warming is just what Mars needs. It's called terraforming.


Artist's conception of a terraformed Mars in four stages of development.

28 posted on 01/15/2009 9:47:49 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: helpfulresearcher

Agreed, It’s amazing to me that folks don’t pick up on it, this is almost a weekly announcement and people still report it as if it’s real news. Everytime I see such a thing I nearly burst out laughing, there is very little critical thinking today.


29 posted on 01/15/2009 9:50:52 AM PST by Scythian
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To: Dallas59
- Um, Reverend Wright? 20 years? Couldn't be anything funny in there, could there?

Yes, there could.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa5KSu9OMDQ

30 posted on 01/15/2009 9:56:10 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

Oops. Wrong thread.


31 posted on 01/15/2009 9:58:55 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: bobjam; GodGunsGuts
The Bible is wrong, there is no God and we should quit wasting our time in church, synagogue, etc.

The Bible has nothing to say about life on other planets. If there are microbes on Mars, it does not contradict the Bible at all.

No, I am not plugging my blog, but I wrote a post earlier addressing the issues that Christians might wrongly have if life exists on Mars. If anyone don't like me pointing to my blog, then don't click the link -- I don't need to advertise on FR to bring in readers.

32 posted on 01/15/2009 10:06:18 AM PST by DallasMike
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To: Dallas59
Isn't NASA on board with "global warming" too?

No thanks, I'll take my scientific conjecture from *real* scientists who adhere to the scientific method.

33 posted on 01/15/2009 10:25:02 AM PST by The Duke (I have met the enemy, and he is named 'Apathy'!)
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To: DallasMike

I know, but the humanists/atheists would make that case anyway.


34 posted on 01/15/2009 2:34:25 PM PST by bobjam
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To: helpfulresearcher
I used to work for Nasa as a planetologist...

I'd love to have a friend with your background. Do you mind if I pick your brain every once-in-a-while as questions come up?
35 posted on 01/15/2009 3:05:00 PM PST by Sopater (I'm so sick of atheists shoving their religion in my face.)
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To: DallasMike; bobjam; GodGunsGuts
The Bible has nothing to say about life on other planets. If there are microbes on Mars, it does not contradict the Bible at all.

What you say is true, but the Bible clearly indicates that the only life made in the image of God is on earth, and that God gave man dominion over all life forms, so it's easy to infer that life will not be found on any other planets.

I don't think that finding life on Mars or anywhere else in the universe would prove the bible wrong any more than finding that the Earth revolves around the Sun proved the bible wrong. But I feel that it's a very safe bet to say that life will not be found anywhere else in the universe unless it originated here on God's green Earth.

Just my humble opinion. ;-)
36 posted on 01/15/2009 3:12:24 PM PST by Sopater (I'm so sick of atheists shoving their religion in my face.)
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To: Dallas59
ALIEN bugs are responsible for strong plumes of methane gas detected on Mars, it was claimed tonight.

Tell this to my wife.

37 posted on 01/15/2009 4:29:32 PM PST by jaz.357 (My life is in order.... Random is one kind of order.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

For reasons ( probably to avoid phd’s being wrong ) the theory is that methane on earth is still organic in origin. Then all the other methane is not of organic origin. Except on mars where apparently we want their to be life so that means the martian is organic and there is life.

Not being silly thats just how the “scientists” have it cooked up right now.

The reality is that methane is abiotic even here ( except the swamp gas kind ) as is most of the petroleum.

But don’t say it out loud or someone will holler at you.


38 posted on 01/15/2009 5:35:14 PM PST by festus (Politics makes for strange bedfellows)
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To: helpfulresearcher
"Every time they want to make points with their paymasters in Congress they announce life or water on Mars. "

And the Shuttle is being shut down?

NASA alternates between water and life, eh?

I think the Obammunist won't have many bucks for Mars or NASA. He'll help (money) the Rooskies do it.

yitbos

39 posted on 01/15/2009 9:10:26 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds.")
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To: Sopater
What you say is true, but the Bible clearly indicates that the only life made in the image of God is on earth, and that God gave man dominion over all life forms, so it's easy to infer that life will not be found on any other planets.

No. Genesis 1:6 says "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth [eretz or erets], and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

Only man is made in God's image. Not the animals. Furthermore, the Hebrew word eretz has a number of meanings, but none of them necessarily imply other planets. If life is found on Mars or any other planet, then we can safely agree that eretz has an additional meaning.

Again, there is nothing in the Bible inferring that life is only limited to earth.

40 posted on 01/16/2009 10:25:45 AM PST by DallasMike
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