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The origin of species

The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 17:15
After having read a lot of articles and theorems on the subject of the origin of life on the planet Earth on evolution of life itself, I think I can safetly come to this conclusion:

Several billions of years ago, a race of early terraformers were passing by a recently discovered planet found unsusceptible for terraforming, currently known as Earth. Unfortunantly their space vessel was hit by a meteorite just as they were passing this planet and a part of their load of 'Instant Primordial Soup'-packages they were carrying was spilled into the outer atmosphere. Some of these packages made it through the early earth's atmosphere and landed in one of planet's many oceans.

The race of early terraformers, coincidentally enough know as the 'Gerbils of Dastardly', or GoD for short, repaired their ship and speeded to the planet to pick-up the cargo that they had spilled, as they knew what catastrofic consequences it would have to this planet, not to mention the universe, if this planet was to be inhabited by basic lifeforms at this point. Thankfully they found that the packages were left intact by the planet's boiling waters. After they had picked them all up, they left, thinking they had taken and accounted for all of the packages.

As faith wanted however, one of the packages was left undiscovered and remained on the planet, being boiled in it's heated waters.

It wasn't before long that the package exploded and it's materials spread all across the surrounding area, instantly creating some of the most basic lifeforms: bacteriae. In the following billions of years these lifeorms multiplied, spread, adapted and evolved into other lifeforms which repeated the same process, eventually leading to the world as we know it.





So there you have it, Darwin was right as far as evolution is concerned. ID is partly right, as it was not quite an intelligent design but more of an unfortunant accident, but they were correct about the fact that it was some other being - or beings - that kickstarted life on earth.


It sucks however that we all came from a giant bag of alien instant soup.
HC Eredivisie
14-02-2006, 17:20
I wonder what flavour we are:eek:
Dododecapod
14-02-2006, 17:41
Huckleberry. It's the only way to explain all the Huckles.
Hobbesianland
14-02-2006, 17:55
On my first read I thought it said "transformers" instead of "terraformers". Made the story different, that's for sure.
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 17:58
On my first read I thought it said "transformers" instead of "terraformers". Made the story different, that's for sure.

It could've been transformers you know, historical records aren't entirely clear about this. Might be worth researching.


Also: added poll.
HC Eredivisie
14-02-2006, 18:06
On my first read I thought it said "transformers" instead of "terraformers". Made the story different, that's for sure.
LOL:D
OntheRIGHTside
14-02-2006, 18:09
Most cannibals say we taste like pork.
SNXXXXX
14-02-2006, 18:15
ALL OF YOU ARE WRONG

we're obviously some kind of mixed soup.
maybe tomato noodle?
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 18:17
Personally I think banana soup, but since it hasn't been invented yet, it isn't really an option.
Unabashed Greed
14-02-2006, 18:24
Actually, someone already beat you to this idea...

Author James Blish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blish)

Of Blish's short stories, his most famous are the 'Pantropy' stories (collected in The Seedling Stars), in which humans are modified to live in various alien environments, this being easier and vastly cheaper than terraforming. The most popular of this series was Surface Tension, in which generations of microscopic aquatic humans battle with the other occupants of their world, eventually building a space ship to cross to other worlds — at the climax of the story, the two-inch long wooden spacecraft trundles along on caterpillar treads to the next puddle(!) while the crew speculate on "life in other worlds".
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 18:28
Actually, someone already beat you to this idea...

Author James Blish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blish)

Of Blish's short stories, his most famous are the 'Pantropy' stories (collected in The Seedling Stars), in which humans are modified to live in various alien environments, this being easier and vastly cheaper than terraforming. The most popular of this series was Surface Tension, in which generations of microscopic aquatic humans battle with the other occupants of their world, eventually building a space ship to cross to other worlds — at the climax of the story, the two-inch long wooden spacecraft trundles along on caterpillar treads to the next puddle(!) while the crew speculate on "life in other worlds".

But,.... what if we are actually in the same position? :eek:

>_>
<_<
Rotovia-
14-02-2006, 18:28
Myrth, we taste like Myrth. Why was there no obligatory Myrth option?
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 18:32
Myrth, we taste like Myrth. Why was there no obligatory Myrth option?


Because my research shows that the Gerbils of Dastardly had no knowledge of Myrth :p .
Rotovia-
14-02-2006, 18:34
Because my research shows that the Gerbils of Dastardly had no knowledge of Myrth :p .
You're a damn, dirty liar and you know it!
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 18:35
You're a damn, dirty liar and you know it!

Indeed I am. Now prove it :rolleyes: .
Rotovia-
14-02-2006, 18:38
Indeed I am. Now prove it :rolleyes: .
I need prove nothing. I'm Rotovia, my word is law in this forum!

*bangs figurative gable*
HC Eredivisie
14-02-2006, 18:43
I need prove nothing. I'm Rotovia, my word is law in this forum!

*bangs figurative gable*
We know, our Lord:D
The Nuke Testgrounds
14-02-2006, 18:45
I need prove nothing. I'm Rotovia, my word is law in this forum!

*bangs figurative gable*

*hides for wrath*

I could've added a Myrth option, but I would be disowned. The GoD don't like Myrth. Makes them horny.