Can astrology really help your chess? - Chess Forums - Page 4

Inverted

Feb 17, 2010

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#61

thechessvids wrote:

Seriously mate, ERV's, transitional fossils, human chromosome number 2, we share over 98% of our DNA with Chimps.

Writch wrote:

Inverted wrote: We share over half our DNA with cabbages, that doesn't make us half cabbage does it ??

Comparing the number of chromosomes to determine "biological relatedness" is about as equally valid as comparing the number of appendages.

Exactly. Evolutionary DNA similarity concept = NONSENSE.

LordJones3rd

Feb 17, 2010

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#62

LordJones3rd wrote:

Inverted wrote:

tomjoad wrote:

Inverted wrote:

Anyone who can believe we evolved from monkeys has already stooped as embarrassingly low as they can get.

LOL. You mean this as a joke, right?

LOL. You mean this as a joke, right??

When I hover over your rating it shows over 2,000. Your intellect must be above average so something rather profound must have happened in your formative years that has led you to carry these misconceptions unquestioned into adulthood without the dialectical analysis that your intellect would surely warrant.

Furthermore I'll wager that you were indoctrinated at a very early age before your critical faculties were sufficiently developed to construct a reasoned counter-view.

My guess would be that you were taken (by your parents) to attend fundamentalist evangelical type gatherings from about the age of 3 years.

I'm sorry my friend you never stood a chance.

So at what age?

Please confirm.

TheGrobe

Feb 17, 2010

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#63

Inverted wrote:

thechessvids wrote:

Seriously mate, ERV's, transitional fossils, human chromosome number 2, we share over 98% of our DNA with Chimps.

Writch wrote:

Inverted wrote: We share over half our DNA with cabbages, that doesn't make us half cabbage does it ??

Comparing the number of chromosomes to determine "biological relatedness" is about as equally valid as comparing the number of appendages.

Exactly. Evolutionary DNA similarity concept = NONSENSE.

Now that's a straw-man argument if I've ever seen one.

It may be time to see the wizard about a brain.

Inverted

Feb 17, 2010

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#64

TheGrobe wrote:

Now that's a straw-man argument if I've ever seen one.

It may be time to see the wizard about a brain.

Good idea.. Maybe when you get one you can join in, until then keep your fingers off the keyboard whilst the grown-ups speak

bigpoison

Feb 17, 2010

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#65

Where's Karl? You all better be careful.

Beast719

Feb 17, 2010

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#66

Hard to believe but I recently found out to my cost that in Wales acupuncture can only be administered with the patient's consent.

TheGrobe

Feb 17, 2010

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bigpoison wrote:

Where's Karl? You all better be careful.

Aw man, you're no fun. I had one all lined up about using the number of chromosomes argument in an attempt to rationalize an extra one but now I have to weasel (30-40 chromosomes depending on the species) it in.

Inverted

Feb 17, 2010

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#68

That sounds fascinating. Do you have one lined up to explain where all these ape-men are at... I checked the local pub, zoo, walmart, cant seem to find them anywhere ?!?!??!

tomjoad

Feb 17, 2010

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#69

Inverted wrote:

tomjoad wrote:

Inverted wrote:

Anyone who can believe we evolved from monkeys has already stooped as embarrassingly low as they can get.

LOL. You mean this as a joke, right?

LOL. You mean this as a joke, right??

That's all you've got? Parroting back what I said. Feeble, and an insult to monkeys (and parrots).

TheGrobe

Feb 17, 2010

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#70

Inverted wrote:

That sounds fascinating. Do you have one lined up to explain where all these ape-men are at... I checked the local pub, zoo, walmart, cant seem to find them anywhere ?!?!??!

Check my link above.

Inverted

Feb 17, 2010

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#71

TheGrobe wrote:

Inverted wrote:

That sounds fascinating. Do you have one lined up to explain where all these ape-men are at... I checked the local pub, zoo, walmart, cant seem to find them anywhere ?!?!??!

Check my link above.

Ah right...Actually I may have spotted a few at the walmart but couldn't be sure

Conflagration_Planet

Feb 17, 2010

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#72

Beast719 wrote:

Astrology has been used to guide American foreign policy for at least two terms and they know their onions so there must be something in it.

There's nothing in it.

0ort

Feb 17, 2010

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#73

Beast719 wrote:

http://drdino.com/media-categories.php?c=creation+in+common+sense&v=41

I think this will explain everything.

wow, that site is messed up! I just watched the humanzee video which basically claimed that because humans and chimps couldn't breed to make a "humanzee" all evolutionary theory must be wrong! It's weird, creationists often don't look retarded and yet they constantly come up with this kind of stuff!

Kernicterus

Feb 17, 2010

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#74

Beast719 wrote:

Writch wrote: There is no empirical Funny.

You've obviously never seen the Borat movie.

I was sorta on board until the obese naked man wrestling match... then they lost me for good.

Tnk64ChessCourse

Feb 17, 2010

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#75

Inverted wrote:

thechessvids wrote:

Seriously mate, ERV's, transitional fossils, human chromosome number 2, we share over 98% of our DNA with Chimps.

Writch wrote:

Inverted wrote: We share over half our DNA with cabbages, that doesn't make us half cabbage does it ??

Comparing the number of chromosomes to determine "biological relatedness" is about as equally valid as comparing the number of appendages.

Exactly. Evolutionary DNA similarity concept = NONSENSE.

We share about 50% of our DNA with cabbages because we share a common ancestor with them. And when I said human chromosome number 2, I meant how it is fused AS EVOLUTIONARY THEORY WOULD PREDICT.

Tnk64ChessCourse

Feb 17, 2010

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#76

Inverted wrote:

thechessvids wrote:

Inverted wrote:

thechessvids wrote:

How can chess players have a reputation of being smart when we believe in astrology. It's embarrassing. Seriously, what's next? Creationism?! If we stoop any lower then I'm leaving chess.com

Anyone who can believe we evolved from monkeys has already stooped as embarrassingly low as they can get.

And you're a cute little boy too! Seriously mate, ERV's, transitional fossils, human chromosome number 2, we share over 98% of our DNA with Chimps. I mean, how much proof do you need.

Well more than the non-existent 'proof' you've posted here.

We share over half our DNA with cabbages, that doesn't make us half cabbage does it ??

Ok lets take this idea of similarities to determine which animal is most like us.. Considering the number of human chromosomes is (46).. two of our closest ancestors would be the tobacco plant (48) and the bat (44). Furthermore, because the chromosomes in living matter are one of the most complex bits of matter in the known universe, it would seem logical to assume that organisms with the least number of chromosomes are the end result of millions of years of evolution experimenting to increase complexity in living organisms. Therefore, this would reveal that we started from penicillium with only 2 chromosomes, and slowly evolved into fruit flies (8), and after many more millions of years we became tomatoes (12), and so on, until we reached the human stage of 46 chromosomes. Millions of years from now, if we're fortunate, we may become the ultimate life form, a fern, with a total of 480 chromosomes...

O and Ive seen plenty of apes, I know many humans, but where are all the ape-men at ?!?!?!
When you meet your non-existent 'missing-link', let me know......

Some transitional fossils eh? For some non-human ape to human ape (yes humans are apes, deal with it) fossils try: Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo Habillis, Homo Rudolfensis, Homo Ergaster, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis. For some others take a look at Archaeoraptor, Tiktaalik, Birkenia, Icthyostega, Tseajaija, Proclepsydrops, Kutchicetus, Parahippus and Darwinius. Just to scratch the surface.

amitprabhale

Feb 17, 2010

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#77

WEll I dont think it'll help U evrytime. But for fun its fine 2experiment with it. I'm 'Aquarius' wht's my predictions?

Cystem_Phailure

Feb 17, 2010

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#78

Astrology: bunk. Tarot cards: nonsense. Phrenology: mindless superstition.

But divination by casting bones and shells? That's the ticket, baby! If this pattern doesn't prove I'll be a chess expert by the end of 2011, then you just aren't looking hard enough!

--Cystem

amitprabhale

Feb 17, 2010

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#79

Cystem_Phailure wrote:

Astrology: bunk. Tarot cards: nonsense. Phrenology: mindless superstition.

But divination by casting bones and shells? That's the ticket, baby! If this pattern doesn't prove I'll be a chess expert by the end of 2011, then you just aren't looking hard enough!

--Cystem

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLll

Cystem_Phailure

Feb 17, 2010

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#80

Gonnosuke wrote:

The forums have now officially jumped the shark.

No sharks! Cartilage doesn't work anywhere near as well as bone.

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EDIT: You didn't delete your comment quite fast enough, Gonnosuke!