James's theory on dinosaurs

"collective consciousness"
Not a new idea in the least bit.

No I haven't. Where did I ever say it fulfills something I believe needs explaining?

you are only using it to explain a phenomena you've decided needs an explanation.

Quote from: Raist on March 10, 2011, 01:28:19 PM

you are only using it to explain a phenomena you've decided needs an explanation.

*Sigh. Your trolling has been really pathetic lately Raist.
It still is not the case.

I find it hard to understand why you would consider believing in collective cousciousness to be 'trolling' EG.

Quote from: John Davis on March 10, 2011, 12:20:00 PM

Quote from: EnglshGentleman on March 10, 2011, 11:44:29 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on March 10, 2011, 10:24:17 AM

It need not be a matter of safety, just feasibility.  That ninety-nine cruises ended in disaster would not matter if one was successful.

We aren't talking about just one dinosaur fossil being found either.

We are talking about thousands, even millions.

Dinosaurs, I assume, reproduce.

So they happen, by chance, to be washed away waywardly on the ocean in pairs?

Didn't mammals migrate to madagascar by clinging to logs?

I think that we have clearly established that it's a strong possibility that dinosaurs could build boats, and I've yet to see a see a significant counter argument.

Quote from: Beorn on March 10, 2011, 02:20:11 PM

Didn't mammals migrate to madagascar by clinging to logs?

I'm not so much concerned with finding evidence for this theory, as I think that most research into pre-historic dinosaurs is imperfect and largely speculative. I think that we have clearly established that it's a strong possibility that dinosaurs could build boats, and I've yet to see a see a significant counter argument.

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

Quote from: Ski on March 10, 2011, 07:41:47 PM

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

They aren't exactly dogmatic. Today we understand how brains generally work. If certain parts of a dinosaur brains are undeveloped or very small (which can be known by the shapes of their skulls), we can get a good estimate of their cognitive functions.

Quote from: EnglshGentleman on March 10, 2011, 09:23:29 PM

Quote from: Ski on March 10, 2011, 07:41:47 PM

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

They aren't exactly dogmatic. Today we understand how brains generally work. If certain parts of a dinosaur brains are undeveloped or very small (which can be known by the shapes of their skulls), we can get a good estimate of their cognitive functions.

So elephants and whales should be several times more intelligent than humans then?

Quote from: EnglshGentleman on March 10, 2011, 09:23:29 PM

Quote from: Ski on March 10, 2011, 07:41:47 PM

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

They aren't exactly dogmatic. Today we understand how brains generally work. If certain parts of a dinosaur brains are undeveloped or very small (which can be known by the shapes of their skulls), we can get a good estimate of their cognitive functions.

So elephants and whales should be several times more intelligent than humans then?

Quote from: Crustinator on March 10, 2011, 09:29:54 AM

Quote from: John Davis on March 10, 2011, 09:21:21 AM

James theory is that dinosaurs migrated due to intelligence.  If they aren't intelligent, it is still possible they migrated.

Protip: You don't need intelligence to migrate.

Quote from: Ski on March 10, 2011, 07:41:47 PM

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

They aren't exactly dogmatic. Today we understand how brains generally work. If certain parts of a dinosaur brains are undeveloped or very small (which can be known by the shapes of their skulls), we can get a good estimate of their cognitive functions.

Now of course, we don't know for sure that dinosaur brains worked anything like ones that are around today, but considering today has the modernized evolved forms of them, we can assume that they function similar.

I don't know that we understand how brains generally work. 

I also don't know the accuracy of phrenology even in other species, let alone one so alien to us as dinosaurs.

Quote from: EnglshGentleman on March 10, 2011, 09:23:29 PM

Quote from: Ski on March 10, 2011, 07:41:47 PM

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on March 10, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

There's just no actual evidence that this is the case, and the current explanation for the propagation of the dinosaurs is actually quite reasonable, I think, whether seen from FE or RE perspective.

This. Though I confess the dogmatic assertions that dinosaurs were dim-witted strikes me as poor doctrine considering how very little we know about the creatures. I find little reason, however, to assume dinosaur civilization.

They aren't exactly dogmatic. Today we understand how brains generally work. If certain parts of a dinosaur brains are undeveloped or very small (which can be known by the shapes of their skulls), we can get a good estimate of their cognitive functions.

Now of course, we don't know for sure that dinosaur brains worked anything like ones that are around today, but considering today has the modernized evolved forms of them, we can assume that they function similar.

I don't know that we undrestand how brains generally work.  I also don't know the accuracy of phrenology even in other species, let alone one so alien to us as dinosaurs.

Quote from: John Davis on March 11, 2011, 09:51:07 AM

I don't know that we understand how brains generally work.  

So you deny neurology and neuroscience exist?

Quote from: John Davis on March 11, 2011, 09:51:07 AM

I also don't know the accuracy of phrenology even in other species, let alone one so alien to us as dinosaurs.

Just because you personally do not know it does not mean humanity as a whole does not. That is like the Krebs Cycle may or may not exist because you do not understand how it works.

Saying we understand ancient reptilian brains because we understand human brains is akin to saying dinosaurs could build boats because we can.

Saying we understand ancient reptilian brains because we understand human brains is akin to saying dinosaurs could build boats because we can.