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Red Rain Proof of Extraterrestrial Life?
Other researchers have noted recurring instances of red rainfalls in 1818, 1846, 1872, 1880, 1896, and 1950, including one described by Charles Darwin, and several times since then.
Most recently, coloured rainfall occurred over Kerala during the summers of 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012; since 2001, the botanists have found the same Trentepohlia spores every time.
This supports the notion that the red rain is a seasonal local environmental feature caused by algal spores
Red rain in Kerala
alienreality
reply to post by nOraKat
If these characteristics are true, and it seems they are with multiple scientists confirming some really non-earthly properties of these cells, then I would say it is definitely proof of extra terrestrial life.
There really is not any problem for me with this since I don't have mental denial syndrome which affects about half of the planet if not more... For some, the idea that other extra earthly things might be here or have been here, whether it is ET or microbes, or whatever, is just not palatable to a lot of people.
People everywhere have been told since birth that anything out of the ordinary simply does not exist, hence the resistance to new knowledge or revelations like this.edit on 26-12-2013 by alienreality because: added
Revolution9
alienreality
reply to post by nOraKat
Personally, I am much more inclined to thinking that life was created here on earth. I also think it is the only place in the whole of infinity where life is present; that is cellular, reproductive organic life.
While the OP story is a bit exaggerated, your statement is even more. Seems you still didn't make up your mind about this subject.
At least be modest with your inclination, going to the extreme is never good whichever side you choose. These days, even the scientists choose to be in the gray spot and yet, they are the rockstar of science.edit on 26-12-2013 by NullVoid because: Add
NullVoid
Revolution9
alienreality
reply to post by nOraKat
Personally, I am much more inclined to thinking that life was created here on earth. I also think it is the only place in the whole of infinity where life is present; that is cellular, reproductive organic life.
While the OP story is a bit exaggerated, your statement is even more. Seems you still didn't make up your mind about this subject.
At least be modest with your inclination, going to the extreme is never good whichever side you choose. These days, even the scientists choose to be in the gray spot and yet, they are the rockstar of science.edit on 26-12-2013 by NullVoid because: Add
That's because nobody really KNOWS!
I admit I don't have a clue about anything in truth. I am wise enough to know that I can never know.
The grey spot is the only place where an honest man can stand.
I think you were a tad harsh on me though because there is definitely no extra terrestrial cells that has been found in that there red rain.
My theory of life actually being deliberately created here on earth as a super natural act that is nowhere else in the physical universe has not been proven wrong yet!
edit on 26-12-2013 by Revolution9 because: typo.
gortex
reply to post by nOraKat
Red Rain Proof of Extraterrestrial Life?
No .
As mentioned by AliceBleachWhite the Red Rain was found to be spores of a lichen-forming alga belonging to the genus Trentepohlia, the red rain has happened before and since the 2001 episode in the same region.
Other researchers have noted recurring instances of red rainfalls in 1818, 1846, 1872, 1880, 1896, and 1950, including one described by Charles Darwin, and several times since then.
Most recently, coloured rainfall occurred over Kerala during the summers of 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012; since 2001, the botanists have found the same Trentepohlia spores every time.
This supports the notion that the red rain is a seasonal local environmental feature caused by algal spores
Red rain in Kerala
several places in central kerala have received red-coloured rains since last week. in some places, people even reported having received yellow, green and black rain. the experts of the centre for earth science studies (cess) here have carried out preliminary tests of the coloured rain waters collected by people in vessels
baba said. the "red rain" was first reported from changanassery in kottayam district. at first, it was dismissed as an "isolated" case. but in the next days, coloured rains were reported from ernakulam, pathanamthitta and palakkad districts. the panic-striken people collected samples of the coloured water in kitchen vessels. this greatly helped the experts to get access to samples conduct their studies. according to baba, the coloured rain waters is being subjected to detailed tests by scientists to identify its source before which it would be difficult to jump to any conclusion
articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com...
The CESS press release was triggered by the chemical analysis of the water samples that showed these were largely biological. Biological studies have identified organic material such as fungal spores in them. CESS director M. Baba said: ‘‘The exact species is yet to be identified. But how such a large quantity of spores could appear over a small region is as yet unknown.’’
On July 25, Changanacherry town had received the coloured showers overnight that continued into the morning and on till sunset. Some residents collected samples of the rain. They said the shower was accompanied by thunder and lightning.
This has been tentatively identified as spores of some fungus species and are now being cultured by the TBGRI. ‘‘The red colour of the rain appears to be mainly because of the spores,’’ Baba said. These findings, say CESS, raise doubts on whether the explosive sound reported by residents and the red rain were independent events.
‘Red rain was fungus, not meteor’
And so, to summarize the background of the finding that Kerala's red rain consisted of alien cells, we have a completely hypothetical supposition put forth to explain bad data resulting from a methodological error by scientists working outside their discipline. There never was any uncertainty about the algae among Indian botanists, there was only a week or two after the rainfall until what they suspected was confirmed; and yet, it's nearly impossible to find this true cause of the red rain in pop culture. Even today, the overwhelming majority of articles written about Kerala's red rain promote the extraterrestrial alien spore theory. Documentary films are still being made today that make no mention of the algae, but publicize only the sensational alien theory. News articles continue to parrot the misconception that the cells contain no DNA, continuing to quote only Godfrey Louis and the two or three other non-botanists whom he has managed to convince of his alien theory.
All too often, we give undue credence to incredible stories simply because they've been written up in a magazine or broadcast on the news. The red rain of India is one powerful example of the need to provide extraordinary evidence to support an extraordinary claim, and it fails that test. The story of the Trentepohlia spores may not be sexy, and it may not blow anyone's mind, but it's what happened. Stick with the explanations that fit into our understanding of the world, and with the consensus of the majority of specialists, and you'll be right far more often than you'll be wrong.
nOraKat
What I do not buy in this Wikipedia article, about the Government of India's findings, is that so many highly esteemed biologists did not recognize something so common as tree lichen or algae.
Trentepohlia
And this is not just any ol' biologist either. Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe is a pioneer in the field of astrobiology. He is director of Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham. I highly doubt that he would not recognize a common lichen or algae.
More recently, Wickramasinghe has hypothesized that elementary living organisms like the lichen-forming alga spores present in the red rain in Kerala are of extraterrestrial origin, and that pathogens as the SARS virus also arrived on Earth from deep space carried in asteroids and comets. However, these speculations lack support from the scientific community and are at times published in the fringe Journal of Cosmology.
In his role as media communicator, he has appeared on BBC Horizon, UK Channel 5 and the History Channel. He has recently been featured on a Discovery Channel program on "Red Rain" which will be aired in the fall of 2013. He has a long association with Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist sect Soka Gakkai International, that led to the publication of a best-selling dialogue with him, first in Japanese and later in English, on the topic of Space and Eternal Life.