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25. They will say that God made Mars and put the bacteria there, and then smugly point out

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Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:44 PM

Apr 2012

how we SPECIAL ONES made in God's image are only found on Earth.

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Viking robots found life on Mars in 1976, scientists say [View all] bananas Apr 2012 OP

Cover-up? KamaAina Apr 2012 #1

Data dispute. denbot Apr 2012 #5

So which DUer makes the first bad David Bowie reference? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #2

You just did. baldguy Apr 2012 #4

I for onne would like to welcome our new Bacterial Overlords Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #3

Don't worry. We still have... El Supremo Apr 2012 #6

Shit. Now I wanna hear a David Bowie album of Slim Whitman covers... saras Apr 2012 #8

Im holding out hope for the Ronnie Desmond Records. Throckmorton Apr 2012 #10

my mom loved this guy! mwdem Apr 2012 #30

Viking robot ? dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #7

Where can I get one? aquart Apr 2012 #17

it's a good one. mopinko Apr 2012 #41

It'd be a real bummer if it turned out to be e. coli saras Apr 2012 #9

Did they ever figure out how the Mars rovers' solar panels were scrubbed clean? tridim Apr 2012 #11

'Full Service' still exists on Mars... BadtotheboneBob Apr 2012 #16

Another day on DU, another pot of coffee, another keyboard . . . colorado_ufo Apr 2012 #34

Thank-yew... Thankyewverymuch... BadtotheboneBob Apr 2012 #38

? What? When? Where? Link? aquart Apr 2012 #18

Saw it on Fox's 'When Martian Bacteria Tweak' pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #20

I thought that was determined to be the wind. obxhead Apr 2012 #27

I remember the electric universe people were all excited about it starroute Apr 2012 #33

I wonder how fundies are going to rationalize this. TNLib Apr 2012 #12

Denial, obsfucation, and changing the subject gtar100 Apr 2012 #14

I wonder how the scientists are going to rationalize this. bananas Apr 2012 #19

Very true. harun Apr 2012 #40

While this is arguably the best result yet, it's still not certain. joshcryer Apr 2012 #48

They will say that God made Mars and put the bacteria there, and then smugly point out kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #25

Fly, Newt, fly. Those are your people. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2012 #13

"They should send a microscope" DaveJ Apr 2012 #15

That idea may have originally come from me. DCBob Apr 2012 #44

bomb Mars now, dont let the warning come in the form olderlib Apr 2012 #21

Which just proves my point. Jamastiene Apr 2012 #22

Levin has been pushing this for years. joshcryer Apr 2012 #23

Decades actually. DCBob Apr 2012 #49

Yeah but there have been alternate explainations at every go. joshcryer Apr 2012 #50

Clearly we need more evidence before celebrating. DCBob Apr 2012 #52

Dear MSNBC: There WAS no Viking "robot". They were simple landers that stayed put in one place. kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #24

A robot does not necessarily have to be mobile. joshcryer Apr 2012 #26

It was robotic in the sense it had mechanical scoopers and analytical equipment. DCBob Apr 2012 #37

An ATM is a robot. AngryAmish Apr 2012 #43

"...NASA found life on Mars..." unkachuck Apr 2012 #28

Can you imagine designer pot grown from Martian soil? NBachers Apr 2012 #29

36 years it took to make this announcement lovuian Apr 2012 #31

Maybe, four million years ago, OnyxCollie Apr 2012 #32

More like 4 billion, with a B, years Paulie Apr 2012 #46

I Believed Dr. Sagan.... solarman350 Apr 2012 #35

Two discussions in GD bananas Apr 2012 #36

Interesting. Thanks much. great white snark Apr 2012 #42

Heh. Dad will be pleased. sofa king Apr 2012 #39

Your dad is Gil Levin? nt bananas Apr 2012 #45

Nope, just one of an army of engineers. sofa king Apr 2012 #53

Life on Mars padruig Apr 2012 #47

I didn't even know the Vikings HAD robots jberryhill Apr 2012 #51