Are we aliens?

Question

Darwin no doubt a thinker of his time (1809-1882) came up with the theory of evolution , and an answer to the great mystery of where we all came from. In that period there was uproar as to think people actually evolved from apes, It has taken years for people to adopt his theory, and now it is taught to all our children in schools throughout the world.
What evidence did darwin have to support his theories? Where did darwin source his information? What other discoveries was Darwin aware of when he came up with his great theory?
I believe i could find more info In one day than Darwin was capable of finding in one year.
Now we have information sources such as the internet , books, documentaries and museums.
But we still prefere to stick the theory of a man who lived over 100 years ago , not so long before that we all thought the world was square.



Dont you think its time we found out where we really came from or atleast came up with a modern day theory?

Answer 1

Sure. Don't we ALWAYS take something widely considered truth and change it when it has been around for awhile?
No, we don't. Not without a good reason.

What is your rationale for this idea? Do you have a better theory to supplant the theory of evolution? If so, present it. But don't go planning a great overthrow without reason or logic.

Answer 2

There are many theories as to how life on this planet originated. One intriguing one is based on alleged traces of dead bacteria-like organisms in meteorites, and the fact that many Earth bacteria can survive in conditions as adverse as those in space. The theory is that such life forms may have arrived on our planet from elsewhere, and eventually evolved into life as we know it today. If this theory were true (and I am not suggesting that it is), then we are all descended from aliens.
If you actually read Darwin, you will find the evidence on which his theories were based. Of course you can find out a great deal more about evolution these days that Darwin could - you are simply reading work done by him and other people since his theory was published. However, all you are doing is reading theories developed by other people, not doing any original thinking of your own. If I'm wrong, and you do some work of your own which advances our understanding of the subject, then I look forward to reading your work, when it is published.

Answer 3

We are only aliens if we are alienated.
Darwin studied many species and discovered the basis of evolution.
Today scientists have discovered that genes can be triggered by environmental causes, hence forming mutant genes which either die off with the species or continue to change with the demands of the environment, which is the basis of what Darwin observed.
Remember in Darwin's time there was no gene technology, but a lot of hard work and good observation goes a long way .

Answer 4

Evolutionary theory did not begin or end with Charles Darwin. The theory was refined with discoveries such as genetics (Mendel, Morgan), Molecular genetics (Watson & Crick, Sanger). The theory is up to date.

Darwin relied heavily on evidence. His evidence is present throughout his writing. Some of his evidence was personally acquired during his time exploring upon the Beagle.

Answer 5

If the age of a thought is a reason to dismiss it, then shouldn't we also be shedding democracy? Or ethnic identity? The connection between germs and illness was also forming about the same time -- should we dismiss that as well?

A new idea may seem more attractive, but it doesn't make it more true. Theories and hypotheses should always be based in scientific fact -- which Darwin had, even though he was not the first to suggest evolution.

Answer 6

1. No one ever thought the world was square.

2. The theory that you hint at sounds awfully similar to that of a crazy guy called Erik von Daniken. Not sure about the spelling but I'm sure with a little ingenuity and an "internet" thingy you'll figure it out. Basically like you he suggests that we were born of aliens many years ago.

He resides now in a mental institution in Ohio. (this may or may not be true)

Answer 7

For starters the information you find on the internet was discovered by Darwin and his predecessors so technically you reading it isn't the same as actually discovering it and working it out.

Darwin spent many years researching his work, just because you don't know of the evidence he used to support his claim doesn't mean it's non-existant.

The reason we stick to the theory of a man who lived over a 100 years ago is because his is the most accurate to date. We discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun over 500 years ago thanks to Copernicus, does that mean we should discard his discovery and search for a new one merely for the sake of it? If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Answer 8

Of course we are all aliens. Whe the spacecraft from the planet Zod, landed on earth 5m years ago, the aliens that desended from the craft did not even knew about internet and computers. Coca cola was not even invented and Elton John had not even made his first hit.
The men from Zod, took one look and left.

It was the inveders from Trzeikliy that spawned the first humans and after they saw what a mess humans were, they too decided to leave.

I am thinking of doing the same and I have booked with Virgin to fly me to Puyrtehgdr in the galaxy of Mebtyure in the Colon sphere.

Anyone wants a ride?

Answer 9

i don't think so because nowadays most people don't really care about where we came from. Whats more intresting is where we are going, and will be able to get there.

i personally don't care if i came from an ape, or if some green man dropped something which started the whole process off. or if "god" had something to do with it. i wanna know if we can ever leave this planet, if we can travel between times, and other stuff, like is there something i could do to my genes that will help me grow wings like an angel, so i can fly and piss on my boss. the bast*rd.

Answer 10

The only person I ever met who claimed to have come down to earth at Nasca, Peru, was my ex-mother-in-law, and she was/is nutty as a fruit cake.
No-one can explain our existence, and I'm including the scientists. You're a Creationist: So where did God come from? You believe in the 'big bang' theory: Where did the big bang come from?
I'm here, and there's nothing I can do about it. Sooner or later I'm not going to be here. That's life!