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    bob3584
    09/06/2014 9:09 am
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    No, unless you count planetminecraft's private messaging as a different method of communication.
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    bob3584
    08/29/2014 10:16 pm
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    Writing skill (1/10) - 9.5 - 10 (from what writing teachers have told me when reviewing my work)
    Do you know how to write/read scripts? no, but I do quite a lot of fantasy writing.
    Age - I won't say, but trust me when i say that i am old enough.
    Skype - none, email is Raymondcompositions@gmail.com

    If you want to see how I do at editing you can send me a draft of something else for me to check.
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    bob3584
    08/28/2014 2:39 pm
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    Scientist and Religious nuts both can agree, God/Whatever other thing wouldn't create a massive area of emptyness without a few planets/solar systems/galaxies having 1 world/Area on a world that have something living/breathing on it, It doesn't basically have to live and breath like us...But it exists.


    I disagree. I believe that earth is the only planet with life, and any traces of "alien" life are just biological pollutants carried from earth.
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    bob3584
    08/28/2014 2:23 pm
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    Could you give me a link to the article? I would like to be able to research that a little.
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    bob3584
    08/28/2014 1:50 pm
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    However, if we are talking about evolution and the development of Earth, then watch the Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate and you will see how creationism cannot be held up by modern science.


    I did, and quite frankly I was disappointed with both of them. Neither seemed to answer any question that was asked.

    Anyone in this thread should just watch Ancient Aliens.
    It might be fake and un-informative sometimes, but they sure do put up a fair argument.


    I found this, and I was wondering what anyone else thinks of it. Is the narrator an idiot, a genius, a crusader for truth, or just some guy who wanted attention. I don't watch Ancient Aliens, so I was just wondering what your (AA viewers) opinion is.

    http://ancientaliensdebunked.com
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    bob3584
    08/28/2014 10:10 am
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    you're focusing on too small a field


    I was just answering peoples posts. Most of the ones with questions were related to pyramids.

    the thing is, we can develop models of what is out there


    I'm not exactly sure what you mean, so I will answer it with two points.

    If you are talking about the origin of the Universe: Right here you are advocating for intelligent design. Unless you left a computer completely alone and programmed nothing for the simulation, it wouldn't run. However, after billions of years it should just start up and make a universe bound to physics right? Why not? After all, as soon as you turn the computer on or write a line of code you are showing that there has to be intelligence involved in one step. You say that people need to make computer models of a universe that it is unimaginably vast, and that it is incredibly complex. Yet you say that it can happen by chance.

    If you are talking about the universe being simulated: I agree with you, it is entirely possible to approximate numbers of stars and such.

    as for intelligent design, there are many many flaws behind that
    again
    scale of the universe


    That is one of the main arguments for God. Do you think that all of the matter in the universe was compressed into the size of a mustard seed in the beginning (like is stated in evolutionary textbooks)? If so can you answer two questions for me?
    1. How did it appear without a supernatural means to put it there.

    2. if a Black Hole has much less matter within it and is much less dense, then how come the Big Bang happened at all? It should have just turned into an incomprehensibly powerful Black Hole.


    Even if we go to the scale of the impossibly small we see God's hand. In an atom, if the neutrons were not locked in orbit around the atom, we wouldn't have elements, and therefore no life. Why do they stay in orbit? If they came about by chance either 2 things should happen:
    1. Atoms don't exist, because matter cannot be created out of nothing without supernatural processes or divine intervention. Saying that they can is against the very logic that scientists use to confirm their hypotheses

    2. They would follow no physical rules because they arose from chaos and are not held to any such rules. They would need someone at one point to say "these are the rules of physics, and you need to heed them," or else physics would not exist.

    would it seem that intelligent design measured in human days is a bit too narcissistic too?


    No, your science textbook describes the world in human terms, and you don't even think that the Universe was created for us. Besides, what else would we use to measure a six day period of time? Remember, you can't use any term that we understand as humans.
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    bob3584
    08/28/2014 2:24 am
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    I am not flaming, angry, offended, or trying to impose my views on anyone. I am just stating why I believe what I believe.

    I for one, do not believe in aliens by any other definition than "a person from a different area than you."

    Here are my replies to your arguments:

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    Explain me how Egyptians made the Pyramids without the help of machines?


    First of all, they did have machines. A lever itself is a machine, and they used levers in their everyday lives.

    The Discovery Channel News says, and I quote: "Physicists at the University of Amsterdam investigated the forces needed to pull weighty objects on a giant sled over desert sand, and discovered that dampening the sand in front of the primitive device reduces friction on the sled, making it easier to operate... It turns out that wetting Egyptian desert sand can reduce the friction by quite a bit, which implies you need only half of the people to pull a sledge on wet sand, compared to dry sand," Bonn said. "

    Library.cornell.edu says: "At the time of the first pyramid, basic devices to pull heavy stones such as the windlass were very much in use. The windlass is a wheel and axle machine where the axle is fasten to the wheel. On both sides of the axle are large wheels, poles, or bars much larger than the axle. Let us say that the diameter of the wheel is ten feet and the diameter of the axle is one foot. By winding a rope around the axle and turning the wheel a mechanical advantage equal to the ratio of the diameter of the wheel to that of the axle is realized. Therefore, in this case the ratio would be one to ten. With a windlass ratio of 1:10, and considering the bearings as frictionless, a 2000-lb load could be lifted by applying a 200-lb force. With suitable bearings, bedding, and geometry, even a smaller force would be required to slide the load. Thus, it would require 900-pounds of force to pull a 9,000-pound stone, or six men applying a force of 150-pounds each. By putting the stone on a skid and using the windlass, 6 men could move the stone across the surface much easier. Also, by putting the windlass on the level of the pyramid they are working on, the 6 men could hoist stone up the side of the pyramid on a narrow ramp."


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    Well with the math that exists out there, people have calculated that the possibility of life being out there is fully possible. From what I know, or have been told, life began in a pool of water (Not like a man made pool, but a small pond like thing)


    That is assuming that life was formed via evolution. I believe in intelligent design by an omnipotent God, who created everything in 6 literal days.


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    Yep, years and years and years. But in all seriousness, you can't climb a 10 tonnes rock only by humans, can you? Also, the pyramids were all perfect and the rocks that were part of its floor were nearly perfectly flat. Look at the top of that rock. These days it's pretty hard to make rocks that flat without any machine. What about then?

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    Wikipedia says: "[T]he stones forming the core of the pyramids were roughly cut, especially in the Great Pyramid."

    This means that they had many less stones to polish.

    Also, just as we use sandpaper, they could have used sand to polish the rocks (it's not like they would run out). They could have used saw-like tools as well, and those cut fairly smoothly.

    From touregypt.com: "We believe that the ancient builders could have achieved a precise right angle in any of three ways. The first method would have involved the use of an A-shaped set square. The set square would have been placed along the established orientation line and the perpendicular taken from the other leg of the square. The set square would then be flipped and the measurements repeated. The exact 90 degree angle would then be taken by taking into account the small error of the angle between the two measurements."


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    Yes. Considering the Universe is so massive, it's extremely unlikely we're on the only planet that has life.


    Here you are drawing a conclusion based on a logical fallacy called "Argument from Ignorance," which is assuming that a claim is true because it has not been or cannot be proven false, or vice versa.

    Saying alien life doesn't exist is like scooping up some water out of the ocean into a cup and saying whales don't live in the ocean


    This is not true, because even if a whale was right above the cup as you lifted it out of the water, it wouldn't fit in.


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    I don't believe in a god, and it is said that everything was made from nothing. But there would need to be a 'god' to make the nothing. And where would he come from?


    So this is proof that your theory is correct and mine isn't? Another logical fallacy.


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    You can all disagree with me, but in my opinion is every ancient gods mentioned were aliens.
    It's the likely and the reasonable explanation (or it's just me watching one too many Ancient Aliens episodes). I don't know if any of you know about this, but the pyramids of Giza are directly aligned with the stars of Orion. There is no way that could be possible by a Pharaoh with a few thousand slaves.



    What about this from touregypt.com? "Pyramids, unlike many other types of religious structures, required strict orientation to the cardinal points. Pyramid alignment may have been carried out through a number of different means, including some methods we have probably never thought of. The primary theory of how the ancient Egyptians oriented most any building that had to conform to true primary coordinates has been by stellar measurements. This involved building a small, circular wall of perhaps mudbrick that had to be perfectly level at the top. Within the circle, a man would stand and through a straight pole with a forked top called a bay, sight a circumpolar star as it rises. A second man at the perimeter of the small circular wall would then "spot" the wall where the star rose. Using a type of plumb line, or merkhet, he would also spot the mark at the bottom of the wall. When the star set, the process would be repeated. Measuring between the two spots would then provide true north from the center sighting pole.

    Recently several other theories have been raised, all of which involve some sort of astronomical measurements. A British scholar named K. Spence believes that the Egyptians used two circumpolar stars (Delta Ursae Majoris and Beta Urae Minoris or Epsilon Usae Majoris and Gamma Urae Minors) Another theory set out by a Slovak Egyptologist, D. Magdolen, believes that the ancient Egyptians oriented their monuments using the sun, by means of wooden stakes and ropes. There is in fact a reference in ancient text referring to "the shadow" and the "stride of Ra".

    The sun rises and sets in equal but opposite angles to true north. Using a plumb line, a pole would have been set as vertically as possible. Then, about three hours before noon, its shadow would be measured. This length then becomes the radius of a circle. As the sun rises higher, the shadow shrinks back from the line and then becomes longer in the afternoon. When it reaches the circle again it forms an angle with the morning's line. The bisection of the angle is true north. However, this method would be less accurate than the stellar method, but could be fairly accurate during the solstices."

    Give me a logical explanation of how totally different cultures with a totally different location can have the exact same structures unless someone traveled to both locations, which would be impossible by boat/foot.


    The same way that when you were little you learned that you can't stack a two-by-four on top of a domino tower. The more weight located at the bottom of a structor relative to the overall weight, the more stable the object.

    Now I have a question for you: If super intelligent aliens with advanced computers made all of the pyramids, then why did they mess up on the Sneferu's pyramid (the bent pyramid)?


    And why are pyramids different all over the world if they were made by the same race of aliens? Also, why would the Egyptians be the only ones with smooth pyramids if the same group made all of the pyramids?


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    Then how can you flatten rocks?


    Maybe with the same tools you used to cut it out of the ground in the first place?


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    What about the Nazca lines? Did those get calculated by simple primitive math? No, I don't think so. You would need to be very high up in the air to see the full picture of what you're trying to make. With the technology in that time, I doubt they could get that high.


    First of all: "Contrary to the popular belief that the lines and figures can only be seen with the aid of flight, they are visible from atop the surrounding foothills. The first mention of the Nazca Lines in print was by Pedro Cieza de León in his book of 1553, where he mistook them for trail markers.[4] Interest in them lapsed until the Peruvian archaeologist Toribio Mejia Xesspe spotted them while he was hiking through the foothills in 1927. He discussed them at a conference in Lima in 1939."

    And: "Phyllis Pitluga, senior astronomer at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum and a protégé of Reiche, performed computer-aided studies of star alignments. She asserted the giant spider figure is an anamorphic diagram of the constellation Orion. She further suggested the three of the straight lines leading to the figure were used to track the changing declinations of the three stars of Orion's Belt."

    Both quotes from Wikipedia.

    Finally, they could just draw a small version, plan out the curves and line and say "Hey you, dig that a trench at an x degree curve for x feet."


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    Ancient people were more crafty than we give them credit for, aliens didn't aid them lol. Give your ancestors more credit.


    That is very true. Discovery magazine says: "John Hawks is in the middle of explaining his research on human evolution when he drops a bombshell. Running down a list of changes that have occurred in our skeleton and skull since the Stone Age, the University of Wisconsin anthropologist nonchalantly adds, “And it’s also clear the brain has been shrinking.”

    So even if you believe in evolution, people were smarter overall when the pyramids were built.


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    SasukeUchiha2214
    TheShadbusher
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    I'm glad that he chose to express his opinion, but we all know that someone that does believe in a higher figure, such as god, will be very mad at that post


    Do I sound mad to you?

    You may not be, but someone will be


    I'm not angered by people saying that, just saddened and sorry for them.


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    gyazo.com/4566bf25a662ebedb681790a93366e5c somehow the first 5 look similar but the last one looks smarter meaning at that point is when the martians came in/ 60k years ago


    You're basing you scientific standpoint off of how a render artist thought a handful of bones would look like with a complete body?


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    it's a bit narcissistic to think we're alone in the universe


    No, it's a bit narcissistic to think that even if there were aliens that they would care about earth and come and build pyramids for our kings.


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    Yes, that is what evolution dictates and there is proof of it happening. The reason we haven't seen fish evolve is because it takes millions of years and humans have not been around long enough to see it happen. Today's fish are simply evolved forms of life that existed millions of years ago, and the fish from millions of years ago are now other kinds of animals.


    So if there were so many transitional creatures, can you show me some of their fossils or an animal that is currently evolving?


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    If you have actual evidence that proves evolution is wrong, or have found legitimate flaws with the fact of evolution, i invite you to publish it. It would be quite a surprise to the whole scientific community. If it is not the case that you have actual evidence against evolution, i would kindly ask you to not imply a gigantic conspiracy on the behalf of scientists, as every major biologist agrees about evolution, and it is kind of hard to see what incentive scientists would have of keeping up a falsehood.


    Here is is, and it already was published: https://answersingenesis.org/origin-of-life/can-natural-processes-explain-the-origin-of-life/


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    There is bacteria life on Mars.
    Boom. Aliens DO exist.


    Rt.com says: "The NASA Curiosity rover that was thought to bring only cameras, sensors, and scientific equipment when it traveled to Mars in August 2012 may have brought along dozens of species of bacteria that originated on Earth, according to a new study."

    http://rt.com/usa/160636-mars-curiosity-rover-bacteria/

    Well they have no proof that there is currently any form of life on Mars, but they found fossilized bacteria in a meteor found in Antarctica that they know is from Mars.


    How do they know it was from Mars if they are not even sure if Martian bacteria actually is Martian? Did they carry out DNA tests on the fossils that re-entered the atmosphere? The heat would have destroyed any genetic material.

    McJackson3180
    The_Big_Dish
    AnimeFanFTWThere is bacteria life on Mars.
    Boom. Aliens DO exist.

    I just looked this up, they haven't found anything actually but they are still looking :/

    (it would be huge news if they did find bacteria though)

    http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2986


    From the link: "We know the meteor is from Mars because it contains traces of the Martian atmosphere."
    Mars' atmosphere contains the same things that earth's does. Would you listen to me if I found a helium balloon and said it was from another planet. I mean, you should because it contains helium, and that alien planet's atmosphere contains helium.
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 6:57 pm
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    How about Beethoven?
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 6:04 pm
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    No problem.
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 4:59 pm
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    The DL? Does that mean don't email the script to everyone and post it places? I wouldn't do that, I write as well, and I would hate it if someone did that to me.
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 4:56 pm
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    ObeyTheLaw_
    bob3584
    Our ranking system works like this, there are 10 individual skills, these skills are: Strength, mining, crafts, agility, horse riding, magic, alchemy, farming, smithing, strength and combat. 3 Additional skills that will come in the future are possibly Fishing, Ranged, and sailing.

    Maybe you should have a class for cooking as well. It just seems like you kind of missed it.

    Also, if you need music I would be more than happy to write it for you, just visit Raymondcompositions.com to see my portfolio.


    The 'Crafts' skill currently involves fishing, woodcutting, cooking, and some other stuff that I cant remember right now. We may evolve them all into their own seperate skills, however there is not a lot of variety with these in minecraft at the moment, so we feel they dont need a skill each.

    Alright, thanks for replying.
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 4:23 pm
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    Our ranking system works like this, there are 10 individual skills, these skills are: Strength, mining, crafts, agility, horse riding, magic, alchemy, farming, smithing, strength and combat. 3 Additional skills that will come in the future are possibly Fishing, Ranged, and sailing.

    Maybe you should have a class for cooking as well. It just seems like you kind of missed it.

    Also, if you need music I would be more than happy to write it for you, just visit Raymondcompositions.com to see my portfolio.
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    bob3584
    08/26/2014 2:10 pm
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    Hello, I meet the requirements and I was wondering if I could write music for your video/film. I have some film scoring experience, and I studied it for a while under an experienced film scorer. I have not written mush scary music, but I have written one, which you can hear on my website: Raymondcompositions.com. I like the idea of your film, but I would love it if I could see a copy of the script to ensure that it isn't too demonic or gory. My email is Raymondcompositions@gmail.com.
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    bob3584
    08/24/2014 7:47 pm
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    That was fast! Thank you!
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    bob3584
    08/23/2014 11:42 pm
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    Could you possibly do one with music notes made out of mine craft blocks? I know that you said that you would do landscapes, but I was just wondering if you could make a profile picture for my pmc account.
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    bob3584
    08/20/2014 10:53 am
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    Apparently it is.

    Here is my info:

    - Minecraft Name: 2000ryan2009

    - Do you have Skype or Teamspeak: No, but I have an email account for my company: RaymondCompositions@gmail.com.

    Do you have any composing experience: Yes, about a year of writing experience and a couple months of film composing experience. I went to something called the AFA in Texas, had a short ballet dance performed to my music, and a professional Wind Quintet named Wind Sync is scheduled to play my music in December.

    Any other things to note: My website is Raymondcomposition.com, my Soundcloud is RaymondCompositions. Please consider looking at them.
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    bob3584
    08/17/2014 12:54 pm
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    2GB graphics memory


    By this do you mean ram or gpu memory? For ram you should have at least 4Gb, probably 8Gb. For gpu memory that is fine (as of when I built my last computer).
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    bob3584
    08/17/2014 12:26 pm
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    I do have a an email address on my site, I guess I should make it less obscure though. I will fix that ASAP. My email is RaymondCompositions@gmail.com. If you are wondering where my email address is on my site, it is under the "About" tab. I asumed that the Skype would be for video chat, I didn't know that there were other ways to contact people with it.
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    bob3584
    08/17/2014 8:51 am
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    I have no Skype, Is there a reason that it is necessary? I generally try to avoid video-chatting with people I don't know.
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    bob3584
    08/16/2014 8:55 pm
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    I would be willing to write music for this network once it is operational. My site is raymondcompositions.com
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