Scientists: NASA’s alleged discovery of arsenic-based life is crap

Hot Air ^ | 9:28 pm on December 7, 2010 | Allahpundit

[Wizdum]

I'm not arguing the discussion, just the fact none of the science has been replicated for that type of critical review.

I'm always skeptical of any new developments until I can,
a) examine the data,
b) critique the process,
c)replicate results(or not),
draw conclusions based on experimentation.

THEN, and only then should there be criticism, not 'shoot-from-the-lip' commentaries made to promote blog hits.

I will wait until the experts in this field have the time to examine, experiment, resolve issues, and verify or not any repeatability or deficiency in the NASA claim.

If false, I'll be the first to burn them at the stake, but if proven true, then a lot of crow meals are going to be served.

[Wizdum]

Hey, I wear LONG sleeved, thank you very much.

[no-to-illegals]

Although it is heartbreaking, I try to remain optimistic. There is in this solar system alone, riches to be mined which could improve human life on this planet beyond the wildest dreams of all humanity. God placed it there and I believe throughout the glory days of NASA God informed mankind, and God probably said, there it is, take advantage of the riches, if you are up to the task. God will smile on mankind, I believe, if mankind will do for people what needs doing. Following the law, and being up to the task.

Thanking you and your Screaming Eagle again, SE Mom. As all here, on this forum are aware, America needs more Screaming Eagles and people with the Right Stuff.

[dusttoyou]

Michelle Obama was going to add arsenic to the CRACKa food pyramid;) FIXED THAT!

[no-to-illegals]

I think some reconstructive surgery is needed at NASA

An excellent comment. Reconstructive surgery would help to redefine NASA's, once upon a time, mission, before too many politicians took over.

[antiRepublicrat]

Science at work.

[FormerACLUmember]

NASA “science” is devoted to faking the data, from Global Warming complete fraud to phony arsenic based life forms.

[NappyOne]

I am too close to NASA engineering without being in it to be able to defend NASA in any quadrant. I assume, based on the NASA global climate science, that NASA science is about the same as NASA engineering.

Your analysis is, of course, quite reasoned and damps my tendency to see this thing through my NASA colored lenses.

The rest of your post is as imaginative as it is entertaining. :) Gave me a chuckle.

The NappyOne

[Erasmus]

The downside is you don't get laid a lot.

Robert Klein did a great bit about this, which I paraphrase thusly:

"
We idolize rock stars and baseball players, and then we ignore the true heroes, like the Jonas Salks that give us life-saving cures.

They slave away all their lives over microscopes and they can't even get laid!

You ever heard of a scientist groupie?

(Imitating a teeny-booper:) Ooooh, baby, I love that hairline and that pocket protector and those little horn-rimmed glasses! Come here baby, I want you!!
"

[Erasmus]

You and Robert Klein are on the same page, I think. See my post #49.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I guess that is what we call Islamic Science. Disregard the facts and go with your feelings.

[muawiyah]

One more point ~ humorous or humorless ~ NASA has now inherited the MONO LAKE PROBLEM ~ Google.com reveals that Mono Lake has 2,480,000 references on the net. "Save Mono Lake" has 195,000 references.

Lake Maxincuckee, which most people have never heard of, has only 221 references. Yet, it has FRESH WATER ~ probably as much as the people of the City of Los Angeles drink in a year.

Then there's Churubusco, another place almost no one has heard of. It has 4,200,000 references on the net ~ and that's MOSTLY related to a battle undertaken in the Mexican-American War.

Cherubusco Indiana ~ a very tiny town ~ has about 42,000 references. It is near a lake that is exceptionally deep and contains a giant snapping turtle that can slash steel netting to pieces. This thing has come out of the lake from time to time and eaten herds of cattle.

It don't need no stinkin' arsenic!

[SparkyBass]

Hmmm... “Crap-based life” has a better ring to it and really does describe many folks at NASA and in Gov’t!

[wiggen]

Okay,take the dino story. How does one get a grant to find out more without some sort of exposure? Nobody gets a grant sitting in a lab and not publishing. A scientist working for a corporation on the other hand will be paid while not publishing.

[sasquatch]

It’s not NASA’s fault:

http://home.slac.stanford.edu/pressreleases/2010/20101202.htm

(Challanger belongs to Morton Thiokol)

[tired&retired]

First a more Muslim friendly NASA.... Now a more alien friendly NASA....

Criticizing these microbes is racial discrimination!!! sarc

[hadaclueonce]

NASA unofficial motto,
“punching holes in the ozone layer to find out why the ozone layer is shrinking”

[djf]

When I considered what NASA was saying, I was extremely skeptical, and wanted to see some good, hard science to support it.

Sounds like their claims are falling apart.

But there is another angle about this whole thing. Seems to me that they come out fairly regular-like lately with an announcement like “Wow!!! We found a planet just like Earth” or “Wow!!! Several of Jupiters moons could support life”

I think we’re being prepped for something... some kind of actual disclosure...

[bvw]

The sooner we shut down this massive legacy of LBJ’s corruption, the sooner real space exploration gets strengthened.

[SunkenCiv]

the earlier FR topics:

• NASA: Life in Space? Not Quite, but Life That Thrives on Arsenic
• Life as we don't know it ... on Earth?
• NASA's 'Extraterrestrial' Announcement Gets Blown Out of Proportion
• Nasa raises hopes of finding extra-terrestrials, discovery of 'alien' bacteria, survives in arsenic
• NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery; Embargoed Details Until 2 p.m. EST On Dec. 2
• NASA to make MAJOR ALIENS REVELATION this week

covery; Embargoed Details Until 2 p.m. EST On Dec. 2

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