tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post2776481604371380357..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Rights for Dolphins and MartiansSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-21342018478249993352011-05-28T19:16:07.586-04:002011-05-28T19:16:07.586-04:00Aha - so you have already started working for the ...Aha - so you have already started working for the masters. I have seen the potential of dolphins: Check out the third segment of this <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/izzyblaze/videos/59/" rel="nofollow">Simpson's Halloween special</a>.Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-28496121340807684382011-05-28T19:03:22.738-04:002011-05-28T19:03:22.738-04:00Of course, Dolphins are WAY smarter than us, and s...Of course, Dolphins are WAY smarter than us, and some of their research scientists have allowed themselves to be put into specially designed mammalian/cetacean interaction environments (eroneously seen by us hairless apes as 'zoos' or 'sealife adventure parks') by us in order to further their studies at close range. SO far the dolphin scientists' experiments have involved: seeing how much fish we can be convinced to give them in return for minor stunts, trying to teach us the dolphin air-click speech (which apes are ill equipped to copy & show no ability to recognise even simple concepts in) & studying crowd interaction (so far they have determined that we eat far too much sugar, salt & alcohol for our weak metabolisms to deal with).<br /><br />The real issue is, can humans be encouraged to take part in further experiments in the dolphins' home environment, which would be less stressful for the cetacean scientists, and provide greater understanding of human physiology/psychology in a marine environment (well, to be honest, the dolphins just like to laugh at the tailless monkeys when they splash around in the water - they look so funny!)<br /><br />Dot (ape interpreter for the Dolphin Liberation Army)Dot23https://www.blogger.com/profile/14215966624411039208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-41507763849882795052011-05-28T01:37:03.451-04:002011-05-28T01:37:03.451-04:00If it does happen that we find life of any form on...If it does happen that we find life of any form on Mars, I would agree to the proposition of not meddling into the pristine ecosystem of alien life forms minding their own business on that planet. Even a slightest clue should raise our vigilance. But on the other hand, business enterprises eager to reap benefits from Martian exploration (in distant future may be) would always find several 'valid' reasons to adulterate, likely exterminate, the newly discovered ecosystem when it wouldn't be new anymore, say, 200 years after discovery of such a system. Reasons like medical research to cure genetic conditions for example.<br /><br />On a different note, we derive this speculation of life on Mars (or any other planet for that purpose) from our speculation of spontaneous formation of life from the organic sludge in ancient water bodies. Even though there are no present examples of formation of precursor molecules like nucleotides in environments similar to ancient earth, like undersea volcanic vents...sadly not a single molecule. But anyways this is not important...speculations are important, speculations that lead to more speculations, and more, and more, till we end up in SETI crap.Akbarhttp://www.amateurastronomers.orgnoreply@blogger.com