Papa's Trilobite

[BigFatHeretic]

That 500 million year old Trilobite fossil that you inherited from your father is the most precious gift, worth more than anything else put together. Old fossils are gems of knowledge. I would much rather be in possession of a box of old fossils than to inherit diamonds, opals and rubies. If someone who inherited a 100 room mansion a garage full Rose Royces and a yacht were to brag to me about his inheritance, I would proudly hold up that old fissile saying, well, this is what I got!

[tenneral]

@BigFatHeretic Much truth in all that you say. The trilobites and we humans span such a colossal chasm of time between us that the bible literalists cannot imagine. Actually they can imagine it but have deliberately shut off that part of their brains to incorporate Noah, Adam and any other myths that come their way.

[skinnywhop87]

lol you remind me of that guy "Frasier" from that show... But cool vid...

By the way trilobites are divided in 3 section both vertically and horizontally.

[tenneral]

Thanks for the honourable mention, though whatever would Kelsey Grammer have to say about the comparison?  BTW, wasn't his character in Cheers and Frasier just brilliant?

[JRBendixen]

I would love to own a trilobite. If I had any money I would buy one :)

[ozmoroid]

Well done. Another thoroughly enjoyable video.

[Crassygyrinus]

Unless you go to purgatory for ignoring basic human rights, which is essentially what all Creationists do by trying to convert everybody.

I'm religious too. I've had many creationists be unbelievably rude to me, simply for stating my beliefs. Someone even called me a "liar" for saying I was Catholic! Where is the righteousness in that??

Here's my view, stop bullying people, and start using human rights instead of your precious, witch-burning bible, for once.

[Jon7Lane]

Excerpts from a made up story don't bother me. If there was a God, it would surely reward decent and honest people, not just those who are gullible who believe anything. Just because you believe does not make you a better person than othre. I look at evidence and facts, and I base my decisions around that. Face it, and think about it, we are all developed apes. I have read the bible by many unknown authors, and Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin, and I know which one I believe. Good bye.

[Jon7Lane]

...so your beliefs are based on fear then! Are there other made up things you are scared of? What about the Grim Reaper or Ghosts? Come on, think about it and use your developed brain.

[Jon7Lane]

...it also takes a lot of faith to believe in something without any evidence whatsoever, and to ignore the massive amount of evidence against there being a God. Think about it, and stop believing what your parents told you.

[helgihg]

tenneral, good sir! When I grow old, I shall be just like you!

[tenneral]

Thanks helgihg, but let's have less of the 'old'!

[helgihg]

I'll just repeat what RabidApe once said; if atheism is a religion, not collecting stamps is a hobby.

[Tobytrim]

Thank you for your video, sir. It was nice to hear someone speak so passionately yet gently abot evolution. And so rare these days to hear someone speak about it without the understandable, but angry tones, of someone having to refute some offensively , ignorant creationist misinformation. 

Well done ! Please post more!!

[tenneral]

Thanks for the comment. I confess it requires iron self-control not to be angry with the deliberate blindness of creationism and young-earth twaddle!

[Tobytrim]

I agree sir, but I must admit the more I chip away at them on this site and elsewhere , the more trouble they have applying any rationality to their point of view. I find that strangly reassuring, and my anger dispels - for awhile at least.

Until, of course, I hear someone like Ken Ham etc telling school children to ignore what science has to teach us!!! Grrrrrr!!!!

[AronRa]

You do me honor, sir. I'm delighted that you promote me and Richard Leakey in the same video! I still have emails from both Richard and Maeve Leakey in my inbox. I'll never delete them.

[Darwinsgift]

I love trilobites so amazingly old, the first true diversifiers. I became so enthralled that I now deal in fossils. There are web sites dedicated to the identification of trilobite species and sub species. Nature is truly wonderful.

[thesouthparkguy]

No shit about nature being wonderful! Sometimes if you just think about what's going on in the Universe, it's incredible! Just everything! :D

[hairyreasoner]

Superb.

You hold in your hand the end of countless superstitions. Only some of us know it.

Take care, sir.

[DieselBodine]

An excellent Trilobite fossil and interesting and entertaining video, Sir tenneral! Thanks for sharing this! 8-)

[jonanddanica]

wow, very cool

[xJediHowieX]

How much is that fossil worth? I want one!

[tenneral]

You couldn't afford this one! But any fossil can speak louder and clearer than all creationist pulpits, as you know.

[Darwinsgift]

A trilobite of that size and quality would probably be about £50.00 you can get some general ones for about £3.00 - £8.00 though!

[xJediHowieX]

Thanks, cheap as chips :D

[blackcat355]

Great video. Fossils are fascinating.

Also, the abridged version of The Origin of Species is a great recommendation.

[jogayot]

a book on evolution showing evolution of science, so cute. way cool inheritence! my grandfather was geologist: 'all' i got was couple of rock crystals ;]

are you secretly a book dealer? joking...

[pypermarru1]

good tip, thanks

[RustyTube]

You are very humble, kind Sir, as you have not mentioned the most important thing you have inherited from your parents: High IQ.

[tenneral]

Far too kind. Onwards and Upwards!

[qiranger]

Awesome! I love looking @ Trilobites!

[keithrockerboblewis]

You have a wonderful fossil! I very much enjoy your videos, having just stumbled upon then in the past few days. Your inheritance is also in your character.  Cheers!

[MementoMori88]

Very cool =) I'll be looking out for that copy of Origin of Species you mentioned

[KasparHauser4]

It is difficult for me to imagine even rock surviving 500 million years.

[vegrin]

wow... that gargantuan! Most of the ones I have seen are only a few cm accross.

[TheraminTrees]

That sounds like a fascinating interactive edition of Origin of Species — thanks for your recommendation tenneral. And what a magnificent trilobyte!

[ProfMTH]

Great video. Hope you enjoyed your walk, Tenneral. Thanks for the book recommendation. Your suggestion that the trilobite may serve as a reminder of our mortality sort of struck me as a nice non-theistic restatement of the old reminder that was intoned in many churches around the world just a couple of days ago: "Quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris."

[jogayot]

"Quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris."

except for when it turns into fossil (; i think i have new plan for my will: throw me into some bog to perhaps be dug up as example of late homo sapiens some 100s of millions of years hence ;) perhaps someone will keep me on his mantlepiece, ha ha