It's Official: An Asteroid Wiped Out The Dinosaurs

"A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/sc_nm/us_dinosaurs_asteroid

Thoughts?

mass extinctions have been as common in world history as wars have been in human history

Hmm. Not sure "discover" is the right choice of words. More "confirm". The asteroid thing has been the most popular theory for the duration of my lifetime. Still pretty cool. Maybe, god forbid, the nations of the world will eventually start seriously investing in space programs.nocoolnamejim

Yes I can see how they would come to that conclusion, seeing as the reaper's destroyed all evidence of dinosaur civilisation and advanced technological and cultural society.

Unfortunately, it is still an "opinion." Even if you get a ton of people to share the same opinion, there is still the problem of evidence to support the opinion. We probably will never know what caused the KT extinction.

I will not sit idly by while some rock from space steals all my credit. I am writing angry letters to each and every one of those so-called scientists.

If someone travelled back in time and filmed an asteroid hitting the earth, their would still be some scientist disputing it

it makes sense...asteroid hits earth, earth freezes from lack of sunlight due to ashes in the atmosphere...then she unthaws.

ive recently herd a theory that humans and all life for that matter is passed back and forth through the solar system via sperm and egg senario. life can exist in dormant modes on other terrestrial planets due to its ability to harden, and re-animate once given proper conditions of water and atmosphere. in short terms life originally could have existed on mars or mercury, but an asteroid (the sperm) collides with mars and sends life material (hardened cells) into other planets (earth being the only "fertile egg" with water/atmosphere) creating life where possible. from a distance the comet hitting earth resembles sperm and egg transfusion further proving that life is a microcosm of itself. a theory but a solid one.

the craziest thing is the ammount of religious comments slamming the article. religious people are quite arrogant as a whole. their argument is that we dont know what happend that long ago, but it was god...so they know but no one else does. very hypocritical.

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the craziest thing is the ammount of religious comments slamming the article. religious people are quite arrogant as a whole. their argument is that we dont know what happend that long ago, but it was god...so they know but no one else does. very hypocritical.

incred_davis

the craziest thing is the ammount of religious comments slamming the article. religious people are quite arrogant as a whole. their argument is that we dont know what happend that long ago, but it was god...so they know but no one else does. very hypocritical.incred_davis

Their argument is that we dont know what happend that long ago, but it was god...so they know but no one else does. very hypocritical.

incred_davis

well i called them hypocrits...not really an insult unless they take it that way. more or less a fact...and i was reffering to the posters on the article not all religious people.

well i called them hypocrits...not really an insult unless they take it that way. more or less a fact...and i was reffering to the posters on the article not all religious people.

incred_davis

mass extinctions have been as common in world history as wars have been in human history

IronBeaver

This. Why we focus on dinosaurs so much, I'll never know.

ehh well i thiught that everyone knew this and by that i mean evryone with with this theory(now confirmed)

well i called them hypocrits...not really an insult unless they take it that way. more or less a fact...and i was reffering to the posters on the article not all religious people.

incred_davis

the craziest thing is the ammount of religious comments slamming the article. religious people are quite arrogant as a whole. their argument is that we dont know what happend that long ago, but it was god...so they know but no one else does. very hypocritical.incred_davis

okay first i never said i know what the real story is, so you cant say that i slammed religion by calling them hypocrits because i dont claim to know anything.
if you dont like what i posted dont read it...

okay first i never said i know what the real story is, so you cant say that i slammed religion by calling them hypocrits because i dont claim to know anything.
if you dont like what i posted dont read it...

incred_davis

And an asteroid'll wipe us out too. :o

okay first i never said i know what the real story is, so you cant say that i slammed religion by calling them hypocrits because i dont claim to know anything.
if you dont like what i posted dont read it...

incred_davis

Unfortunately, it is still an "opinion." Even if you get a ton of people to share the same opinion, there is still the problem of evidence to support the opinion. We probably will never know what caused the KT extinction.

foxhound_fox

Yucatan crater? Like the 180 Km one?

if you dont like what i posted dont read it...

incred_davis

I like this

Witchsight

And George Washington was the first President of America. who knew?scorch-62

[QUOTE="incred_davis"]if you dont like what i posted dont read it...

Things we learned from movies 1) an electric fence designed to injure a dinosaur will cause no permanent damage to an 8 year old boy

No, aliens came to invade and kidnap all the dinosaurs, those who opposed, were killed.

thats the thing about science its not exact and we admit that...but science is basically the process of whittling down the possiblites until as few explanations are left as possible. and we worked this one quite a bit.

if life can exist at the bottom of the ocean with no light and trapped in a volcanic crevace then it can survive a little asteroid impact. the more inportant question is weather or not life can be completly exterminated in any way once it begins. my theory is that life once awakened cannot be completly exterminated in any way. there will always be a small form of bacteria that can harden and reanimate once in the right conditionsand then evolve corrisponding to its enviroment.

Conspiracy! Dinosaurs were actually killed off by humans! Have you not heard legends about dragons?! They must be true! :P

Just so everyone knows, the definition of "Official" has been changed, and it now means "people having great confidence in." Not once was it officially confirmed, just "agreed upon."

While I agree with the theory it is still not a fact.

Just so everyone knows, the definition of "Official" has been changed, and it now means "people having great confidence in." Not once was it officially confirmed, just "agreed upon."

While I agree with the theory it is still not a fact.

Bluestorm-Kalas

[QUOTE="IronBeaver"]

mass extinctions have been as common in world history as wars have been in human history

Phoenix534

This. Why we focus on dinosaurs so much, I'll never know.

Because dinosaurs are awesome!

[QUOTE="IronBeaver"]

mass extinctions have been as common in world history as wars have been in human history

Phoenix534

This. Why we focus on dinosaurs so much, I'll never know.

Dinasaurs are part of Earth's history. Can't be a bad thing knowing about them. What makes you say we focus too much on them. Only properly trained individuals are the ones focusing on them anyway and not all of us who just enjoy speculating.

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="IronBeaver"]

mass extinctions have been as common in world history as wars have been in human history

metroidfood

This. Why we focus on dinosaurs so much, I'll never know.

Because dinosaurs are awesome!

Definitely.

Unfortunately, it is still an "opinion." Even if you get a ton of people to share the same opinion, there is still the problem of evidence to support the opinion. We probably will never know what caused the KT extinction.

foxhound_fox

Wild speculation is for archaeologists, not biologists and geologists. :P

They've known for atleast 10 years now that it was an asteroid. It's not even a mystery anymore.

That wasn't an asteroid. A dinosaur looked at Chuck Norris funny so he punched the Earth.SpaceMoose

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]That wasn't an asteroid. A dinosaur looked at Chuck Norris funny so he punched the Earth.Bitter_Altmer

Well, of course you are. I'm quite fascinating. :P

whats the religious stance on dinosaurs, is there one?

whats the religious stance on dinosaurs, is there one?

Snakewiseman

whats the religious stance on dinosaurs, is there one?

Snakewiseman