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Windood
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 2:27 AMHi,
This is my first post so apologies if it's drivel :-)
A couple of days ago i saw some speculation on here to do with ancient astronauts (relating to the opening of the film and the technology of the Engineers), and thought i'd mention this as I hadn't seen any mention of it.
Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the mapping of DNA, was of the opinion that evolution was not enough to give rise to our DNA, effectively he thought is demonstrated that there was likely to have been involvement by someone helping to nudge it along into the form it currently has (Engineers?). He called this 'directed panspermia', where a race could either seed DNA to see which ones grow in a particular planet or system, or to have visited and upgraded us in some respects.
It's not a theory the conservative mainstream of science liked, but it did come from one of the pillars of modern science, and i'd be surprised if in researching the ideas for the film either RS or Lindelof had not come across it.
And its from a better source than a lot of the unfounded gibberish Von Daniken tries to pass off as knowledge.
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ZetaReticuli
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 2:36 AMGood post Windood. When there's a theory with hard science clout behind it
concerning 'the DNA leap' it makes it more exciting. I'm all for Von Danicken's
theories too. Lovely stuff.
Windood
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 2:39 AMThanks Zeta,
I've just been trying to use the search function here to see what speculation there is about the differently named planets, is it lv-426 and lv-233? i can't find any results in either case. I was wondering if after prometheus someone changed the name of the planets to keep from going back there, maybe some kind of Weyland ploy?
ZetaReticuli
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 2:47 AMI think it's LV 223. By the way, welcome to the board Windood.
Necrofan
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 9:55 AMYes.
It is interesting to note also that Carl Sagan, when discussing feasible methods of terraforming Mars, discussed seeding the planet's atmosphere with an algae that can convert water, nitrogen and carbon dioxide into organic material.
Imagine seeding a planet's atmosphere with that goo we see in the trailers.
Windood
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 10:23 AMisn't that goo harmless? i was under the impression that there is a definite cycle for getting a xeno, a facehugger raping its victims mouth, the 'baby' chestbursting out, and then scurrying off to form a xeno somewhere. Rapidly. the goo to me is more of a reminder that we're watching an Alien film.
takka_takka_takka
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 6:20 PMBefore everyone gets too worn out fellating Crick, you do realize that his other super scientific idea was that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites, right? So I wouldn't get too excited about his ancient aliens theory, either because he is kind of a kook.
Windood
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 2:00 AMi knew the whole DNA thing must alll be made up rubbish and totally untrue, thanks.
Macs
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 8:43 AMApparently Crickett did speculate that at some point, but he later accepted he may have been "overly pessimistic" according to Wiki article (and that seems to be a while ago). If you want to think that the odds are too low for life to begin on earth, then why would it have to be intelligent beings spreading it? There are meteorites, comets, debris, etc.. flying and colliding all over the place, full of water and organic elements; this process to me seems way more plausible, we see it here on earth actually, with pollination. I think it was Craig Venter who noted that it is even possible some basic forms of life could survive conditions in space.
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