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Originally posted by vexati0n
So ... is it just me, or is everyone in this thread ignoring the fact that the DNA test confirmed it was, in fact, human DNA in the hairs, no more extraterrestrial than Aborigines or African Pygmies? Or are we supposed to ignore that and pretend they found a triple helix or something?
Originally posted by AnthraAndromda
Originally posted by vexati0n
So ... is it just me, or is everyone in this thread ignoring the fact that the DNA test confirmed it was, in fact, human DNA in the hairs, no more extraterrestrial than Aborigines or African Pygmies? Or are we supposed to ignore that and pretend they found a triple helix or something?
Mongoloid Chinese DNA in a Blond Hair?!? You show me one Human like that! I'll even give you all of Human history to find that individual.
You are missing the point, and it appears that most fail to see what should be clear. In almost all DNA tests the only thing "looked" for are "markers", short strands of DNA, that usually repete several times. These markers appear in species other than Humans. Chimpanzees, for instance have DNA that is 96% identical to Humans, and by extension, they should have 96% of the markers as well. As we all know, Chimpanzees are vastly different than Humans.
There is no reason to expect a Human like ET to have DNA that is very different from Terrestrial Humans, and it is within the realm of reasonable probability that several Human like species may have vastly similar DNA, even with wholly independant evolution.
If this is the case, then it would become reasonable to postulate that the difference between some ETs and Terrestrial Humans is in the markers themselves. The placement, frequency, and other subtle properties may be important. Two cases in point here: This current case of a "Blond" hair from a rare Human sub-species that has only "Black" hair. A bit "odd" don't ya think? Or a person with well established family lineage to 13th century Britian and Scottland, who has Indo-Africian DNA?
These are subtle differences, and while it is possible that there is nothing to either of these cases, One needs to examine the probabilities involved. A very rare DNA "twist" in a rare sub-group vs A visiting Alien ... almost impossible vs very improbable. Unfortunately we don't have any numbers for the current case, so it is difficult to apply any sort of inferrence model, but, simple logic should tell you that it is more likely true.
edit on 26-5-2011 by AnthraAndromda because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Jamesprototype
There is one thing about this guys story that gets to me.
Although polygraphs can tell between true and false, it can't tell whether the person has forced themselves to believe an event or not.
If i was to make a story like that, read it a couple of times a day and forcing myself to believe it, could it be possible to trick the polygraph as i honestly believe the story to be true ?
Although i guess the DNA evidence cant exactly lie haha
Originally posted by tim3lord
How do you stay on topic about a subject were a guy chewed on an alien boob? dude get off the power trip.
for one thing this should be in hoax as the guy did pass the lie detector but messed up how many aliens were present.