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SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 01:18 PM

Looks like Human evolution needs to be re-written to incorporate these furry little buggers. Amazing, wonder what other little people might have existed and given rise to folklore around the world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3948165.stm

Fiend · Oct 27, 2004, 01:21 PM

Very cool read. Thanks for the link.

turtle777 · Oct 27, 2004, 01:24 PM

-t

Landos Mustache · Oct 27, 2004, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by SubGeniux:
Looks like Human evolution needs to be re-written to incorporate these furry little buggers.

We'll re-write the bible at the same time to incorporate dinosaurs

phoenixboy70 · Oct 27, 2004, 01:27 PM

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hmmmmm

Landos Mustache · Oct 27, 2004, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by phoenixboy70:
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The requested URL /1/hi/sci/tech/3948165.stm was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

hmmmmm

Works fine for me.

hmmmmm

turtle777 · Oct 27, 2004, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Works fine for me.
hmmmmm

Yeah, no problems here either.

-t

wolfen · Oct 27, 2004, 01:34 PM

Great link! Thanx.

SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by phoenixboy70:
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The requested URL /1/hi/sci/tech/3948165.stm was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

hmmmmm

DENIED!!!, lol, I was going to say that it was punitive action against the US because Dubya's official website is now blocked to those outside the US. You're in Germany though, damn.

Is it ok to paste articles in here?

SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:

-t

lol, now that would be a shocker if our ancestors looked like that.

SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by Fiend:
Very cool read. Thanks for the link.

Originally posted by wolfen:
Great link! Thanx.

No probs. it's quite an amazing discovery, I really want to go find out more about this now.

SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 01:53 PM

Some more links, it just gets more mysterious too.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996588

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=2487546

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/arti...3a0059e4b4.txt

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...55E663,00.html

Dale Sorel · Oct 27, 2004, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
We'll re-write the bible at the same time to incorporate dinosaurs

Funny... maybe at the same time you can show me the part in the BIble that references >65 million years ago

turtle777 · Oct 27, 2004, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by SubGeniux:
lol, now that would be a shocker if our ancestors looked like that.

What do you mean ? That's a current pic of MYSELF

-t

DeathToWindows · Oct 27, 2004, 04:39 PM

saw this earlier today... I want more data.

Cool though... hobbits hunting herophants...

Shaddim · Oct 27, 2004, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:

Cool though... hobbits hunting herophants...

Or even better, hobbits riding herophants.

Would like a lost episode of The Man Show.

Superchicken · Oct 27, 2004, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
We'll re-write the bible at the same time to incorporate dinosaurs

You know what the fun thing about the Bible is. It doesn't try and say all kinds of things that it's audience would be incapable of understanding. It's a well written work with it's own agendas. Ridiculing it because other people try and make it say things it doesn't is unwise.

SubGeniux · Oct 27, 2004, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
What do you mean ? That's a current pic of MYSELF

-t

Damn, you're, um, a real looker. lol

Wiskedjak · Oct 27, 2004, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Dale Sorel:
Funny... maybe at the same time you can show me the part in the BIble that references >65 million years ago

Genesis 1, Verse 1
In the beginning ...

Wiskedjak · Oct 27, 2004, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
You know what the fun thing about the Bible is. It doesn't try and say all kinds of things that it's audience would be incapable of understanding. It's a well written work with it's own agendas. Ridiculing it because other people try and make it say things it doesn't is unwise.

Agreed. The Bible is extremely contextual. Unfortunatly, not many of it's believers, or critics, realize this.

brapper · Oct 27, 2004, 06:27 PM

i love this stuff...Get's ya really thinking.

Myrkridia · Oct 27, 2004, 07:24 PM

How do we know it's not just someone with dwarfism?
One skeleton doesn't mean an entire race.

Sir_Wrinkles · Oct 27, 2004, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
Ridiculing it because other people try and make it say things it doesn't is unwise.

Forget unwise, it's just childish.

Landos Mustache · Oct 27, 2004, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
You know what the fun thing about the Bible is. It doesn't try and say all kinds of things that it's audience would be incapable of understanding. It's a well written work with it's own agendas. Ridiculing it because other people try and make it say things it doesn't is unwise.

Unwise? why? will I get hit by lightning now by vengeful God? Oh no!

The funny part about my comment is not matter how much scientific data they show to prove that dinosaurs are millions of years old and the earth is billions of years old the thumpers take the word over a crusty old 2000 year old book over scientific proof. They claim the carbon data is wrong and yadda yadda.
They totally ignore that data and blindly go back to the bible as it promises them a wonderful afterlife which dinosaurs can't offer.

Superchicken · Oct 27, 2004, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Unwise? why? will I get hit by lightning now by vengeful God? Oh no!

The funny part about my comment is not matter how much scientific data they show to prove that dinosaurs are millions of years old and the earth is billions of years old the thumpers take the word over a crusty old 2000 year old book over scientific proof. They claim the carbon data is wrong and yadda yadda.
They totally ignore that data and blindly go back to the bible as it promises them a wonderful afterlife which dinosaurs can't offer.

You might try having a clue SWG. The Bible is a collection of books, (thus the name, the books/Bible) some books in it can be dated to less than 2000 years old (by about 70 years) while others can be dated significantly earlier. While some fragments have their sources from fairly close to the exodus (the song of the sea for example.)

There are many schools of thought in Christianity. Some terribly liberal, some conservative, some well thought out, some scholarly, some idiotic. Painting every follower of God with one brush is ignorant and bigoted.

Sir_Wrinkles · Oct 27, 2004, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Unwise? why? will I get hit by lightning now by vengeful God? Oh no!

The funny part about my comment is not matter how much scientific data they show to prove that dinosaurs are millions of years old and the earth is billions of years old the thumpers take the word over a crusty old 2000 year old book over scientific proof. They claim the carbon data is wrong and yadda yadda.
They totally ignore that data and blindly go back to the bible as it promises them a wonderful afterlife which dinosaurs can't offer.

And what do you call the big bang? Scientists preach that "theory" in every text book in the world, yet there remains to be any sort of proof. You just happen to put 'faith' in science, though I don't understand your contempt and resentment of those who choose to disagree with you. Are they hurting you some how by believing in a God?

MacmanX · Oct 27, 2004, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by Myrkridia:
How do we know it's not just someone with dwarfism?
One skeleton doesn't mean an entire race.

In addition to the individual called 'Hobbit', six other specimens were found at the site. The data is really fascinating. I am especially interested in the idea that Homo floresiensis could be the basis for several 'little people' myths from the island. Doubtless there will be people out 'hobbit hunting' for the Discovery channel in no time.

Cheers!

greenamp · Oct 30, 2004, 05:22 PM

10 bucks says this skeleton was was either a child or just a modern day little person.

voyageur · Oct 30, 2004, 10:29 PM

If you read the articles you'll find that they've ruled out both of these options. The skeleton can't be a child's because wear patterns on the bones are those of a creature who is older. The skeleton is not a dwarf, pygmy or midget because the head is not large in proportion to the body. The head is only the size of a grapefruit in the Flores skeleton.

On of the most intriguing things is the speculation that these people may have survived as recently as a few hundred years ago. In the 1500s the islanders apparently told Dutch explorers about a little people who lived in the forest and spoke in a language of murmurs. The islanders would leave bowls of food out for them. They may have only been legend then or may possibly have still been living.

Komisar · Oct 30, 2004, 10:36 PM

Voyaguer is right i also read this in time magazine it is not any sort of dwarf or midget it is another species of human homo--- i forget what its called