Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by Parabol
I am 99% sure there is dust and rocks behind that.
99% 
So ummmm what is the 1%?
The 1% is because I'm not so arrogant to assume that what I believe to be true is correct. The 99% is research, the geology of the area, and simple
deductive reasoning.
(Not directing this at you)
If a civilization built this why is it the only thing there?
Were there other ruins once present but swept away, if so, why does this remain?
What was the purpose of this lone ruin in the middle of a crater?
Does it have anything to do with the other large, lone rocks found in the crater?
There are a ton of other questions that I feel 'believers' aren't asking, which they should, if they truly wish to discover more about it. Why are
the skeptics the only ones doing research? Why do they not even address the fact the area was once filled with water and was greatly affected by
local volcanic activity?
It seems like it's easier for them to agree with the first interesting possibility which requires no effort or thought. I'd love to see some ruins
on Mars, I would be ecstatic to learn that. But there is a lot of evidence in this case that it is most likely a natural phenomenon (the 99% for me).
If this rock was in a different location maybe that leaves it open more. Part of me doesn't even know why I'm writing this because I know people
don't like to read anything lengthy. Zorgon, I have a ton of respect for you and your contributions to this board, but when you asked me what
volcano earlier, and I had already posted the name and location of one close to Gusev, it just let me down. Because I felt that if you didn't read
it, then most people probably didn't either. I get it, I know why people don't, but it's disheartening to take an interest, research, present the
material, and have people skip over it and pretend like me, or other 'skeptics', are the bad guys for coming to the 'boring conclusion'. Why
should I care? I don't know, I guess part of me would love for someone to find something amazing on Mars or wherever and things like this, to me,
are only a distraction because there's nothing we can do to positively prove this. It's a picture, that's all we can take from it, there just
isn't enough information to conclude it's positive proof. The only thing to do is research the area and history to learn more, that's all we can
do. I don't know, I'm feeling like this whole thing is pointless, I guess I just want to help and contribute. Of course, I wrote this long
paragraph to see if anyone would actually read it, though I feel like it will be taken negatively for some reason. I don't even know what to say
anymore, hope everyone's having a great day.
EDIT: The above is not necessarily addressed towards everyone in this thread, I know it's not completely one sided, but more of a general feeling
i'm seeing more here.
[edit on 28-8-2008 by Parabol]
