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Alien

A form of life assumed to exist outside the earth or its atmosphere.Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism; the mysticism so foreign to the french mind and temper; jealousy is foreign to her nature.Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; alien customs; exotic plants in a greenhouse; exotic cuisine.Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.An organism that is not thought to have occurred naturally in a particular ecosystem, therefore artificially introduced by man.


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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... Exaptation Hypothesis”. CBE Hypothesis for short. I also want to flirt with four other ideas in considering this topic: artificial intelligence, alien intelligence, the use of computer-simulated worlds for experimentation, and genetic engineering. I don’t bring this up as science fiction entertainment, ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 3
Views: 163

Need help with this one. What is it?

... they are eggs of some kind of frog or salamander. I'm trying to find similar photos online with no luck. At least I know now that it's not an alien pod...

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by deckard
Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:19 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Need help with this one. What is it?
Replies: 4
Views: 207

Darwin and Racism

... standard. He was a man of his age, I suspect that in a 150 years, some concept that appear completely natural for us will also appear completely alien and possibly repulsive to our descent. However by the standard of his time, Darwin was quite liberal, he did not advocate extermination or alienation ...

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by canalon
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:13 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
Replies: 19
Views: 433

Why are people so in love with tetrapods?

... They may like the big things or the cute things or the things they know something about, but if something is too slimey or too boring or too alien to them, people just aren't interested. Over the years, I've kept many aquaria. Some have had fish, and visitors would watch for a while but would ...

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by wbla3335
Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:03 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Why are people so in love with tetrapods?
Replies: 3
Views: 642

Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... ago. Of course, no one around today witnessed the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, either. Some people believe the pyramids were built by aliens. So-called "serious" scientists discredit such explanations as lacking in sufficient evidence, and go with hypotheses more consistent ...

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by alextemplet
Mon May 04, 2009 1:15 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16652
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