I call myself an agnostic to make myself sound more open-minded even though I have no spiritual beliefs whatsoever.
by Killing Kittens March 07, 2005
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus was a highly unusual theropod dinosaur that lived in Egypt and Morocco around 90 million years ago. It is distinctly different from other carnosaurs in the respect that it has an unusually high vertibrae on it's back that give it a giant fin or sail, about 6 feet high, the purpose of which is not understood. It may have served as a cooling device, for heat dissipation or a sexual signal. Interestingly enough, an iguanodont from the same place at almost the same time, Ouranosaurus, had a similar sail.
The jaws of Spinosaurus are narrow and crocodile-like, and the teeth are straight and not serrated like those of Tyrannosaurus. This feature is very similar to the theropods Baryonyx and Suchomimus, both of which were probable fish-eaters.
Spinosaurus is known only from fragments, the first specimen was unfortunately destroyed during World War II. It is estimated that the beast was collosal, perhaps measuring 50 feet in length, but these are only estimates. It seems that although the creature may have been longer than Tyrannosaurus, it had a more slender build.
Pound for pound, both relatively and absolutely, Tyrannosaurus rex is the more formidable animal, despite what the movie Jurassic Park 3 depcits. T.rex would be heavier, more powerfully musculed, and have a much stronger bite than Spinosaurus.
The jaws of Spinosaurus are narrow and crocodile-like, and the teeth are straight and not serrated like those of Tyrannosaurus. This feature is very similar to the theropods Baryonyx and Suchomimus, both of which were probable fish-eaters.
Spinosaurus is known only from fragments, the first specimen was unfortunately destroyed during World War II. It is estimated that the beast was collosal, perhaps measuring 50 feet in length, but these are only estimates. It seems that although the creature may have been longer than Tyrannosaurus, it had a more slender build.
Pound for pound, both relatively and absolutely, Tyrannosaurus rex is the more formidable animal, despite what the movie Jurassic Park 3 depcits. T.rex would be heavier, more powerfully musculed, and have a much stronger bite than Spinosaurus.
by Killing Kittens June 09, 2004
by Killing Kittens June 11, 2004
A melodic hardcore metal band recently formed in 2002 by the precocious vocalist Tory Lawrence and guitarist Corey Colwell, that generally sings of themes involving death, misanthropy, and corruption. Also recently joining the band (prior to guest musicians) are George Allen playing the bass and Bryan DeMarco on drums.
They don't even have a demo released yet, but look for it when it comes out!
They don't even have a demo released yet, but look for it when it comes out!
MurderCoil will be playing at BSC soon with Asteroid, Metallivore, and Immaculate Deception. Be there!
by Killing Kittens November 03, 2004
by Killing Kittens May 19, 2004
There may be unfathomable, uncrossable chasm that exist between certain types of people, but gender should not be considered one of them.
by Killing Kittens March 31, 2005
A person who believes that the biblical account of Genesis is a literal, scientific document, and that all scientific knowledge of evolution and geology are mistaken and/or misrepresented by biased scientists. According to Creationists, the world was created in 6 days some 4 to 6 thousand years ago, God placed fossils into various depths of the Earth for no apparent reason (or that, since fossils are so rare, not all co-existing animals were fossilized together) all species where created individually (with allowance for individual variation and common design themes, but no common anscestry), that all life was harmonious before the fall of man (hence carnivores ate grass), that dinosaurs (which are said to be referred to in the bible as "leviathan" and "behemoth" and are supposedly represented in ancient art) lived at the same time as humans, and that they were whiped out in the biblical flood because they couldn't fit into Noah's Ark (or that he only fit the small ones, in which case some dinosaurs might be alive today).
To promote these views, creationists often misrepresent the data themselves, in an effort to discredit science and abuse it to validate their own beliefs. Hence, they are extremely critical of any and all (overwhelming) evidence that does not support their views while using bogus or equivocal data to prove theirs.
This doesn't work.
Any close, unbiased examination of the evidence reveals that nearly all of the creationist's claims are found wanting. I will not list those reasons here but will instead include a few links below.
Creatonists aim to keep the American public ignorant of evolution and science (which they have done a pretty good job of doing, as recent polls suggest) and desire that creation be taught in public schools along with evolution.
This would be about as ridiculous as teaching two different versions of the Holocaust in history classes (as some people claim that it never happened, and can back up this claim with phony evidence) or teaching an alternate flat earth theory (which another society can find "evidence" for) in geography.
That is not to say that there isn't a place for Genesis in the sphere of public education, but that would most likely be in courses involving theology, religion, culture, anthropology, and philosophy.
The moral here, of course, is that one shouldn't look to science to back up theology and vice versa.
Here are some links to learn the truth and why "creation scientists" are wrong (the links themselves can't be included because this site can't have words with more than 50 characters--wtf??). Go to a search engine and type in:
www.talkorigins.org
And perhaps Karl Thornley's page on Theistic Evolution for a few more good links.
To promote these views, creationists often misrepresent the data themselves, in an effort to discredit science and abuse it to validate their own beliefs. Hence, they are extremely critical of any and all (overwhelming) evidence that does not support their views while using bogus or equivocal data to prove theirs.
This doesn't work.
Any close, unbiased examination of the evidence reveals that nearly all of the creationist's claims are found wanting. I will not list those reasons here but will instead include a few links below.
Creatonists aim to keep the American public ignorant of evolution and science (which they have done a pretty good job of doing, as recent polls suggest) and desire that creation be taught in public schools along with evolution.
This would be about as ridiculous as teaching two different versions of the Holocaust in history classes (as some people claim that it never happened, and can back up this claim with phony evidence) or teaching an alternate flat earth theory (which another society can find "evidence" for) in geography.
That is not to say that there isn't a place for Genesis in the sphere of public education, but that would most likely be in courses involving theology, religion, culture, anthropology, and philosophy.
The moral here, of course, is that one shouldn't look to science to back up theology and vice versa.
Here are some links to learn the truth and why "creation scientists" are wrong (the links themselves can't be included because this site can't have words with more than 50 characters--wtf??). Go to a search engine and type in:
www.talkorigins.org
And perhaps Karl Thornley's page on Theistic Evolution for a few more good links.
"Did I tell you about my trip to the American Museum of Natural History?" I asked.
"No," she said, "That sounds wonderful."
"Yeah, I have a profound interest in all things prehistoric."
"I know," she said with a smile.
"You know, I really liked the section on human evolution," I began, almost immediately noticing her tense up a little.
"I don't believe in human evolution," she said.
"Fossils don't lie," I said.
"No," she said, "That sounds wonderful."
"Yeah, I have a profound interest in all things prehistoric."
"I know," she said with a smile.
"You know, I really liked the section on human evolution," I began, almost immediately noticing her tense up a little.
"I don't believe in human evolution," she said.
"Fossils don't lie," I said.
by Killing Kittens November 16, 2004