350,000 Y/Old foot prints found in Italy...

headscratcher4 · 13th March 2003, 07:37 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...t_footprints_3

Skeptical Greg · 13th March 2003, 07:40 AM

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"The idea that these humans were escaping an eruption ... is attractive, and is supported by the fact that all tracks have the same direction, outwards from the volcano's main crater," Mietto said.

A real Sherlock Holmes...

( interesting story )

headscratcher4 · 13th March 2003, 07:46 AM

Sherlock Holmes, maybe, but at least Mietto's interpretation wasn't: "clearly, they were walking toward the alien monolith that provided them with the intelectual capability to create stone tools..."

Better to state the obvious in a scientificly credible and understandable explaination, it seems to me, than let the woowoos interpret the data....just a thought...

garys_2k · 13th March 2003, 07:50 AM

Yet more evidence that God just wants to fool us into thinking that the world, and universe, is more than 6,000 years old! Sheesh, I can't believe those science-ists fell for it.

Skeptical Greg · 13th March 2003, 07:59 AM

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Originally posted by headscratcher4
Sherlock Holmes, maybe, but at least Mietto's interpretation wasn't: "clearly, they were walking toward the alien monolith that provided them with the intelectual capability to create stone tools..."

Better to state the obvious in a scientificly credible and understandable explaination, it seems to me, than let the woowoos interpret the data....just a thought...

I agree, but something just occurred to me..

Escaping an eruption? Running down the side of an erupting volcano?

What's wrong with that picture?

headscratcher4 · 13th March 2003, 08:02 AM

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What's wrong with that picture?

Ah, images of people trying to walk across very hot beaches...

c0rbin · 13th March 2003, 08:06 AM

I read somewhere that volcanoes help make soil good for growing.

Perhaps the tribe or group or troop "braved the angry mountain" to get at fruiting vegitation.

Just an armchair-observation.

kittynh · 13th March 2003, 09:12 AM

and I just bet they brought those ashy dirty feet into the cave without wiping first, and mom had just washed the floor....

Bluegill · 13th March 2003, 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by c0rbin
I read somewhere that volcanoes help make soil good for growing.

Perhaps the tribe or group or troop "braved the angry mountain" to get at fruiting vegitation.

Just an armchair-observation.

This prompted me to wonder, "Why else would people climb up on an erupting volcano?" Of course, they'd climb up on one the same reasons that modern-day humans would. How's this for way cool: We have modern-day scientists looking at the tracks Stone Age scientists (vulcanologists.) I love it!

zakur · 13th March 2003, 10:51 AM

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Originally posted by Bluegill
This prompted me to wonder, "Why else would people climb up on an erupting volcano?" Of course, they'd climb up on one the same reasons that modern-day humans would. How's this for way cool: We have modern-day scientists looking at the tracks Stone Age scientists (vulcanologists.) I love it!

Or perhaps they were tossing their first-born into the fiery maw of their volcano god.

Bluegill · 13th March 2003, 10:56 AM

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Originally posted by zakur
Or perhaps they were tossing their first-born into the fiery maw of their volcano god.

Hey, but they could still be scientists. "Well, the volcano is still erupting. Obviously, Thog, your theory isn't panning out. Let's try throwing in a gazelle."

or perhaps they were throwing in a ... ring?

Stimpson J. Cat · 13th March 2003, 11:01 AM

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I agree, but something just occurred to me..

Escaping an eruption? Running down the side of an erupting volcano?

What's wrong with that picture?

Remember to duck and cover!

Dr. Stupid

garys_2k · 13th March 2003, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by kittynh
and I just bet they brought those ashy dirty feet into the cave without wiping first, and mom had just washed the floor....

And then grunted, sat down and demanded dinner.

13th March 2003, 07:37 AM	#1
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13th March 2003, 07:46 AM	#3
headscratcher4 Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 7,749	Sherlock Holmes, maybe, but at least Mietto's interpretation wasn't: "clearly, they were walking toward the alien monolith that provided them with the intelectual capability to create stone tools..." Better to state the obvious in a scientificly credible and understandable explaination, it seems to me, than let the woowoos interpret the data....just a thought...
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13th March 2003, 07:59 AM	#5
Skeptical Greg Agave Wine Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Just past 'Resume Speed' Posts: 12,873	Quote: Originally posted by headscratcher4 Sherlock Holmes, maybe, but at least Mietto's interpretation wasn't: "clearly, they were walking toward the alien monolith that provided them with the intelectual capability to create stone tools..." Better to state the obvious in a scientificly credible and understandable explaination, it seems to me, than let the woowoos interpret the data....just a thought... I agree, but something just occurred to me.. Escaping an eruption? Running down the side of an erupting volcano? What's wrong with that picture?
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c0rbin Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,806	I read somewhere that volcanoes help make soil good for growing. Perhaps the tribe or group or troop "braved the angry mountain" to get at fruiting vegitation. Just an armchair-observation.
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Bluegill Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisville Posts: 1,188	Quote: Originally posted by c0rbin I read somewhere that volcanoes help make soil good for growing. Perhaps the tribe or group or troop "braved the angry mountain" to get at fruiting vegitation. Just an armchair-observation. This prompted me to wonder, "Why else would people climb up on an erupting volcano?" Of course, they'd climb up on one the same reasons that modern-day humans would. How's this for way cool: We have modern-day scientists looking at the tracks Stone Age scientists (vulcanologists.) I love it!

13th March 2003, 10:51 AM	#10
zakur Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 3,265	Quote: Originally posted by Bluegill This prompted me to wonder, "Why else would people climb up on an erupting volcano?" Of course, they'd climb up on one the same reasons that modern-day humans would. How's this for way cool: We have modern-day scientists looking at the tracks Stone Age scientists (vulcanologists.) I love it! Or perhaps they were tossing their first-born into the fiery maw of their volcano god.
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13th March 2003, 10:56 AM	#11
Bluegill Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisville Posts: 1,188	Quote: Originally posted by zakur Or perhaps they were tossing their first-born into the fiery maw of their volcano god. Hey, but they could still be scientists. "Well, the volcano is still erupting. Obviously, Thog, your theory isn't panning out. Let's try throwing in a gazelle." or perhaps they were throwing in a ... ring?

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garys_2k Muse Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 756	Re: typical Quote: Originally posted by kittynh and I just bet they brought those ashy dirty feet into the cave without wiping first, and mom had just washed the floor.... And then grunted, sat down and demanded dinner.
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