What will happen to the universe?

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Vesayen


I assumed you knew the most basic information about evolution. I guess not.

I dug this up, just for you.

People who don't know how evolution work are only marginally more educated then the functionally retarded in our society.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution

Really? Is that why evolutionary biologists dedicate their entire lives to figuring it out? Because people only marginally more educated than the functionally retarded should know how it works?

[Lancer]

[Dis]

I remember reading some article in which they discuss how the large (tall) dinasaurs could have got blood flow to their brains. They just didn't think the heart was big and strong enough to pump blood up that high. I don't think they ever figured that mystery out.

[Vesayen]

Re: hiding behind red herrings

Originally posted by VJ
you didn't answer the question, Ves

If there are enviromental conditions where it is advantageous for a species to grow to size as large as the dinosaurs, it could happen.

As things are now however, it does not seem likley.

Originally posted by Lorizael


Really? Is that why evolutionary biologists dedicate their entire lives to figuring it out? Because people only marginally more educated than the functionally retarded should know how it works?

Evolution is not all that complicated, evolutionary biologists focus on specific parts of it, understanding the basis is not all that complex, a 12 year old should have little trouble understanding it the first time it is explained to them.0

[Lancer]

What if a black hole or a chunk of dark matter is at the center of the earth that wasn't there 65 million years ago? Could that explain how dinosaurs could function back then? How can we be sure what the strength of gravity was back then? Might it have been a chunk of dark matter hitting the Earth that killed the dinosaurs and increased gravity?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by VJ
Now for the interesting question: is the universe expanding endlessly or will it eventually stop expanding and start contracting, thus ending with a "big crunch"?

Big Crunch.

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If there are enviromental conditions where it is advantageous for a species to grow to size as large as the dinosaurs, it could happen.

So you don't know, either? Yeah, that's what I thought.

[Lancer]

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by Lancer
What if a black hole or a chunk of dark matter is at the center of the earth that wasn't there 65 million years ago? Could that explain how dinosaurs could function back then? How can we be sure what the strength of gravity was back then? Might it have been a chunk of dark matter hitting the Earth that killed the dinosaurs and increased gravity?

Inquiring minds want to know!

The idea of a black hole at the center of the earth, is insane and impossible. Black holes do not dissapear except under very special circumstances.... and we've never seen it happen in the short time we've scanned the stars.

Further, a black hole would not decrease gravity, but increase gravity on earth....

A black hole in the center of the earth, would of eaten the earth.

Your questions suck. Go sit in a science class.

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by VJ

So you don't know, either? Yeah, that's what I thought.

If conditions came up where it is advantagous to a species to grow gradually larger, to the point where it reached the size of the dinosaurs, if it made individuals with this trate more likley to mate, or their offsprings more likley to live, then yes.

Otherwise, no.

[Lancer]

":Further, a black hole would not decrease gravity, but increase gravity on earth...."

My point exactly. Also, the black hole might not have eaten the Earth because it's being held by the reverse magnetic field.

...and I notice you ignored the dark matter speculation.

Vesayen, life is good, try not to be so bitter.

[civman2000]

KH's science pwnage (let's have some more of it!)

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by Lancer
":Further, a black hole would not decrease gravity, but increase gravity on earth...."

My point exactly. Also, the black hole might not have eaten the Earth because it's being held by the reverse magnetic field.

...and I notice you ignored the dark matter speculation.

Vesayen, life is good, try not to be so bitter.

The sentence you just made about a magnetic field somehow protecting the earth from a black hole, makes about as much sense as saying "I'll put petroleum jelly in my auto mobiles engine!"

The dark matter speculation is ridiculous.

Further..... INCREASED gravity would not result in massive creatures, decreased gravity may.

Life evolved on the earth for billions of years. Assume that since the dinosaurs died, this source of extra gravity(which would of not made larger creatures) dissapeared. If the gravity on earth significantly changed rapidly, the mass extinction been worse then the one caused by the dinosaurs, likley a complete, global extinction.


There is absolutley no evidence that gravity was higher 65 million years ago.

I'm off to work.

[Lorizael]

Re: Re: hiding behind red herrings

Originally posted by Vesayen
Evolution is not all that complicated, evolutionary biologists focus on specific parts of it, understanding the basis is not all that complex, a 12 year old should have little trouble understanding it the first time it is explained to them.0

Which is why it took until the mid twentieth century for it to really be accepted by the common populace. And which is why scientists today are still discovering new things that change the way they think about the foundations of evolution. And which is why there are competing theories as to how evolution really actually works.

[Vesayen]

I'm off to work.

Evolution is a simple concept. You don't need a PHD to have a simple understanding of it.