Is it possible

clum clum · September 10, 2015, 04:49:46 PM

Is it possible that there were intelligent civilizations before us? It would only take 20,000 years for all traces of humanity in its current state to vanish, after all. And before you say "what about the fossils", its actually very rare for fossils to stand the test of time.

Just some food for thought.

Dopameme · September 10, 2015, 04:53:48 PM

there's no evidence of any intelligent life being present before us, but considering how old the Earth is and how relatively young our species is, it isn't too far-fetched of a possibility.

challengerX · September 10, 2015, 04:54:18 PM

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RomanGladiator · September 10, 2015, 04:54:56 PM

What if there were, but they were all wiped out from nuclear war, and we started over.

Jim · September 10, 2015, 04:54:58 PM

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clum clum · September 10, 2015, 04:56:41 PM

Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 04:54:18 PM

Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 04:49:46 PM
its actually very rare for fossils to stand the test of time.

It is rare. The vast majority have been long destroyed. The ones we find today just had some very fortunate circumstances.

Millions of species have been lost to time that we will never be able to discover.

Skim over this, it'll clue you in on just how lucky a dead prehistoric creature has to be to have its remains survive to this day;
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/fossilrecord/fossilization/fossilization.htm

clum clum · September 10, 2015, 04:59:17 PM

Quote from: IFUKTMYMOM69 on September 10, 2015, 04:54:58 PM

It's possible you're a fukkin faggot

at least I don't fuck my mom

clum clum · September 10, 2015, 05:01:16 PM

Quote from: RomanGladiator on September 10, 2015, 04:54:56 PM

What if there were, but they were all wiped out from nuclear war, and we started over.

Yeah, or they could have mastered space travel and left Earth during a mass-extinction event, never to return.

SecondClass · September 10, 2015, 05:01:54 PM

It was all a dream you had in a locked room

a dream about being a person

challengerX · September 10, 2015, 05:03:00 PM

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clum clum · September 10, 2015, 05:03:54 PM

Quote from: 🍄Tryptameme🍄 on September 10, 2015, 04:53:48 PM

there's no evidence of any intelligent life being present before us, but considering how old the Earth is and how relatively young our species is, it isn't too far-fetched of a possibility.

Precisely. Normally I'd just say that there was no reason for intelligent life because the Earth was so warm and the dinos had no reason to not be big, dumb, lazy, angry niggers.

But who knows how many species have been lost to time.

Jim · September 10, 2015, 05:04:34 PM

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clum clum · September 10, 2015, 05:05:34 PM

Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 05:03:00 PM

Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 04:56:41 PM
Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 04:54:18 PM
Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 04:49:46 PM
its actually very rare for fossils to stand the test of time.

It is rare. The vast majority have been long destroyed. The ones we find today just had some very fortunate circumstances.

Millions of species have been lost to time that we will never be able to discover.

Skim over this, it'll clue you in on just how lucky a dead prehistoric creature has to be to have its remains survive to this day;
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/fossilrecord/fossilization/fossilization.htm
We know it's rare. But it's not impossible. Not even close.

If there was an ancient and ADVANCED civilization (human or not) we'd find SOMETHING. Something far more durable than bones.

I didn't necessarily say advanced, I said intelligent. Maybe they just never managed to get a civilization going.

challengerX · September 10, 2015, 05:08:04 PM

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clum clum · September 10, 2015, 05:10:34 PM

Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 05:08:04 PM

Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 05:05:34 PM
Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 05:03:00 PM
Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 04:56:41 PM
Quote from: challengerX on September 10, 2015, 04:54:18 PM
Quote from: Ascended Souls on September 10, 2015, 04:49:46 PM
its actually very rare for fossils to stand the test of time.

It is rare. The vast majority have been long destroyed. The ones we find today just had some very fortunate circumstances.

Millions of species have been lost to time that we will never be able to discover.

Skim over this, it'll clue you in on just how lucky a dead prehistoric creature has to be to have its remains survive to this day;
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/fossilrecord/fossilization/fossilization.htm
We know it's rare. But it's not impossible. Not even close.

If there was an ancient and ADVANCED civilization (human or not) we'd find SOMETHING. Something far more durable than bones.

I didn't necessarily say advanced, I said intelligent. Maybe they just never managed to get a civilization going.
Intelligent species that never got a civilization going with absolutely zero remnants?

Doubt it.

It's just pretty odd how nothing else with intelligence comparable to ours arose considering how old the Earth is.

Maybe it could have been an insect species during the Carboniferous period? Insects were in their prime back then because of the extremely high levels of oxygen, and they don't leave much remains (if any).

Mattie G Indahouse · November 11, 2015, 04:59:21 AM