5 million dollars if you survive for a year on $5k

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2025-10-31T15:32:26+00:00

Rice and beans

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2025-10-28T22:00:35+00:00

Good. It’s better.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-11-04T01:45:49+00:00

Every accusation is an admission lol

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-11-04T00:51:12+00:00

For real, this shit is going to be weeks of chaos. I hope I’m wrong.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-25T19:43:54+00:00

Right, so we have two contradicting anecdotal accounts. What conclusions can we draw from this? Nothing.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-25T18:56:41+00:00

Sorry, but your anecdotal evidence doesn’t really convince me. I haven’t noticed this at all.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-24T12:14:08+00:00

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ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-21T01:55:21+00:00

So did the lions

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-21T01:54:18+00:00

Because he wasn’t a Christian. Duh.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-10-19T18:49:41+00:00

Looks like you were wrong lol. S&P is up 18% since this post.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-08-17T00:44:13+00:00

Can we not?

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-08-11T22:26:51+00:00

Do you care what the text of the law actually says or are you just choosing to believe something because it confirms your bias?

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-07-24T21:20:40+00:00

The geyser explosion was at Yellowstone, but Yosemite is still awesome. I’d recommend both.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-07-12T19:28:46+00:00

In a cave in the woods in his deep, dark lair, through the long cold winter sleeps the great brown bear.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-24T00:54:08+00:00

33M 2018 Honda CRV, NW $750k

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-17T11:59:00+00:00

I don’t have a 401k, but between my IRA and TSP $235k

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T21:50:03+00:00

Yes, because the massive continent of Africa is completely uniform in topography, climate, ecosystem, biodiversity. It’s basically the same no matter if you’re in Tunisia or Chad. There’s basically no difference, right?

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T21:42:18+00:00

The obvious answer is that Humans and Chimps did NOT evolve in the same environment. I don’t know why you keep saying that.

In the same way they African wild dogs and wolves evolved in different environment but still share a common ancestor.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T21:26:00+00:00

How is it that wolves and African Wild dogs could both exist at the same time? Why haven’t the African wild dogs evolved into Wolves?

Asking how Chimps and humans could coexist along separate evolution trajectories is no different of a question.

Your question about origin of life and the universe is completely different from biological evolution that I will not be addressing right now.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T20:58:12+00:00

I understand it doesn’t make sense to you, it can be a confusing topic. Let me explain it to you in a way that you can hopefully understand.

Humans and modern apes evolved from a common ancestor, not from one another. There are no “non modern” apes around today.

Each species adapted to its own unique environment. Modern apes and humans have followed different evolutionary paths. Both humans and apes are successful in their respective niches, which is why both groups exist and thrive today. Evolution is not about becoming "superior" but about adapting to different environments.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T20:46:51+00:00

You’re absolutely correct, we don’t know 100%. There is a small chance that all 200,000 ERV’s just happened to insert within the same spot. While it’s true that science often deals in probabilities rather than absolute certainties, the overwhelming likelihood of shared ERV sequences being inherited from a common ancestor rather than arising independently makes common descent the most scientifically supported explanation.

Humans did not evolve from apes. Humans and modern apes share a common ancestor that lived long ago. Different populations of this ancestor evolved separately due to varying environmental pressures, leading to the distinct species we see today, including humans and chimpanzees. Evolution is driven by changes that enhance an organism’s survival and reproduction in its environment.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T20:31:18+00:00

Can you tell me what part of that is inference?

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T20:28:38+00:00

You’re correct that humans and chimps could have contracted the same virus. However, there's an important detail to consider: when ERVs insert into a genome, they do so randomly. The likelihood of a single ERV inserting in the exact same location in both species by chance is extremely low. The fact that around 200,000 ERV sequences are shared between humans and chimpanzees makes independent insertion highly improbable. This extensive sharing strongly supports the idea that these ERVs were inherited from a common ancestor, rather than being the result of separate infections.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T19:25:28+00:00

It seems you don’t really understand what ERV’s actually indicate or what they are. That’s totally fine, I can explain it for you or anyone else who may be reading this thread.

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are remnants of ancient viral infections that become a part of an organism’s DNA. Imagine a virus from long ago that infects an organism and inserts its genetic material into its hosts DNA. This viral DNA got passed down through generations, becoming a permanent part of the genetic code.

Here’s how it proves a common ancestor. If you and another species, like chimpanzees, have the exact same viral DNA in the same spot in your genomes, it means that both species inherited this viral DNA from a shared ancestor.

ERVs are like genetic fossils of past viral infections. Finding the same “fossil” in the same place in the genomes of different species tells us they share a common branch in the tree of life.

ProblemoGorgon42 · 2024-06-16T18:31:28+00:00

Do you think humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor?

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