General Science Discussion Thread!

Morty said:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/cat02.html

Where We Came From
1. Did we evolve from monkeys?
Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans are more closely related to modern apes than to monkeys, but we didn't evolve from apes, either. Humans share a common ancestor with modern African apes, like gorillas and chimpanzees. Scientists believe this common ancestor existed
5 to 8 million years ago. Shortly thereafter, the species diverged into two separate lineages. One of these lineages ultimately evolved into gorillas and chimps, and the other evolved into early human ancestors called hominids.
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Human Evolution

2. How did humans evolve?
Since the earliest hominid species diverged from the ancestor we share with modern African apes, 5 to 8 million years ago, there have been at least a dozen different species of these humanlike creatures. Many of these hominid species are close relatives, but not human ancestors. Most went extinct without giving rise to other species. Some of the extinct hominids known today, however, are almost certainly direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. While the total number of species that existed and the relationships among them is still unknown, the picture becomes clearer as new fossils are found. Humans evolved through the same biological processes that govern the evolution of all life on Earth. See "What is evolution?", "How does natural selection work?", and "How do organisms evolve?"
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I knew something about my post wasn't right

ernesth100 said:
Morty said:
If it's this I really hope this isn't what you think evolution actually is.
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And if I do believe that? The movie basically states what everyones been saying. We evolve from apes. The creatures even evolved to primates at somepoint in the movie.
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Science fiction isn't science fact
 
ernesth100 said:
Morty said:
If it's this I really hope this isn't what you think evolution actually is.
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And if I do believe that? The movie basically states what everyones been saying. We evolve from apes. The creatures even evolved to primates at somepoint in the movie.
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I'm referring more to the speed at which it occurs and plus how you're seemingly trusting a sci-fi movie more than legitimate sources. That's a pretty concerning thing for a "traveler, genius, and scholar".
 
Not trusting I am aware evolution doesn't occur that fast it takes millions of years. Also the traveler, genius, shcolar is just from my favorite fan fic(made by me) scholar in a locker.

Nonetheless alot of science fiction is based on science fact, infact alot of science fiction ideas inspire science today.
 
ernesth100 said:
Nonetheless alot of science fiction is based on science fact, infact alot of science fiction ideas inspire science today.
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That's a great point for when you're defending the plots of sci-fi movies but it's kind of a terrible point when trying to say that science is inspired by sci-fi. Sci-fi inspires looking more into some things like quantum teleportation and levitation, but don't start using those few examples are the norm because it's not.
 
Technically diamond but there's some other nonsense that I can't be bothered to be specific about right now so http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhard_material
 
Ok, thanks for taking the time to tell me that you decided not to say something, it's not like I would've known about it had you not told me, but thanks anyways I guess
 
Anyways back to the previous argument. Does anyone else think its possible that there were multiple big bangs? I'm quite sure we aren't the only universe. So did other big bangs happen?
 
Sure, why the hell not idk. Multiverse or String Theory or whichever one it is that says there's 11 dimensions or parallel universes implies that "big bangs" are the result of each 'sheet' of a universe slamming into another. Or something. I saw it on some Morgan Freeman science show a while ago.
 
ernesth100 said:
Morty said:
If it's this I really hope this isn't what you think evolution actually is.
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And if I do believe that? The movie basically states what everyones been saying. We evolve from apes. The creatures even evolved to primates at somepoint in the movie.
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The 1902 Voyage to the Moon has as much scientific credibility as the majority of any science fiction movie, so I wouldn't really rely on movies to source claims.

ernesth100 said:
Anyways back to the previous argument. Does anyone else think its possible that there were multiple big bangs? I'm quite sure we aren't the only universe. So did other big bangs happen?
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It's very possible. The Big Bang doesn't assert that it is the beginning of everything, but rather it is what started the universe we're living in.
 
Morty said:
ernesth100 said:
Nonetheless alot of science fiction is based on science fact, infact alot of science fiction ideas inspire science today.
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That's a great point for when you're defending the plots of sci-fi movies but it's kind of a terrible point when trying to say that science is inspired by sci-fi. Sci-fi inspires looking more into some things like quantum teleportation and levitation, but don't start using those few examples are the norm because it's not.
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Speaking of which, did you know that teleportation is impossible?
 
Xanthium said:
Morty said:
ernesth100 said:
Nonetheless alot of science fiction is based on science fact, infact alot of science fiction ideas inspire science today.
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That's a great point for when you're defending the plots of sci-fi movies but it's kind of a terrible point when trying to say that science is inspired by sci-fi. Sci-fi inspires looking more into some things like quantum teleportation and levitation, but don't start using those few examples are the norm because it's not.
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Speaking of which, did you know that teleportation is impossible?
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...what do you mean by teleportation?
 
yeah, flying cars exist, they're just not common. also, they're basically just airplanes, it's not like car traffic in the air
 
Xanthium said:
Morty said:
ernesth100 said:
Nonetheless alot of science fiction is based on science fact, infact alot of science fiction ideas inspire science today.
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That's a great point for when you're defending the plots of sci-fi movies but it's kind of a terrible point when trying to say that science is inspired by sci-fi. Sci-fi inspires looking more into some things like quantum teleportation and levitation, but don't start using those few examples are the norm because it's not.
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Speaking of which, did you know that teleportation is impossible?
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I have my theory on how it would be possible on atom level in a far future where we build our own atoms.
 
Xanthium said:
Like, I walk in a machine in Paris and appear one second later in Tokyo, for example.
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and what makes you think it's impossible?

the thing about the future is that we'll know stuff then that we don't now. teleportation may seem impossible by today's understanding of science, but in the future we may discover something that makes it possible.
 
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