Spiky Dinos

Some scientists believe the stegosaurs' intimidating spikes were used more for attracting mates than they were for body armor.

Bizarre Dinos : SUN OCT 11 8P et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episode/bizarre-dinosaurs-4041

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• dinosaurs
• evolution
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• stegosaurs
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[JSM10069]

I think mating would be a biological purpose.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

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[prehistoric28]

Cool looking spkey dinosaurs. I wonder how long it will take for the new PREHISTORIC CHANNEL to be available on dish network.

[Tareltonlives]

Sure, the plates were for display, but the spikes were weapons.

McWhinney LA, Rothschild BM & Carpenter K (2001). "Posttraumatic Chronic Osteomyelitis in Stegosaurus dermal spikes". in Carpenter, Kenneth(ed). The Armored Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press. pp. 141156. ISBN 0-253-33964-2.

Shut up, Horner.

[TheGeneral159]

"are you absolutely sure? "

can you prove that i am wrong?

"BUT to think that every single time someone mentions God is an appeal to emotion is Poisoning the Well and shows that one lacks the knowledge (science) to defend a correct view of the topic at hand."

oh yea? then WHY do you think that there is just ONE god? how do you know there is not multiple gods?

how do you know it was not aliens? why is it only one god the designer? why must it be a god? is it the only god?

[valetudospang]

To The General159 thank you for the response. I enjoy our conversation! You stated, "there are no absolutes. " are you absolutely sure?

"your evidence consists of a logical fallacy known as appeal to emotion" I agree that this does happened. I believe it is not a sound teaching and truly wrong. BUT to think that every single time someone mentions God is an appeal to emotion is Poisoning the Well and shows that one lacks the knowledge (science) to defend a correct view of the topic at hand.

[TheGeneral159]

but we can prove that the mona lisa was created, we have evidence. your evidence consists of a logical fallacy known as appeal to emotion.

and absolute moral standard? there are no absolutes.

and its not the evironment that forms the individuals, but rather natural selection choosing which ones will be best suited to the environment.

you dont see fish in a desert for a reason.

[DireWeevil]

It's why I lift weights. I never want to beat anyone up, and hope I am never faced with that situation (because I would probably loose regardless) I do it because the ladies often like a fit body.

[valetudospang]

Its easy not to deny the monalisa's creator because it has no effect on whats happening now. I fear, that some(Christians,Religious folk,agnostics, & atheists)don't act rationally. The fear of having to change ones self. If intelligent design isn't true then there would be no absolute moral standard, no laws of logic, ex.... giving no accountability to a creator. Thus instead of following logic and ration, they follow the desires of their heart, even though they know it not as truth.

[valetudospang]

TheGeneral159: Responding with a counter question. How does it not show a designer? For instance if we viewed the monalisa & said the paint over LONG LONG LONG periods of TIME because of its ENVIRONMENT formed this stunning resemblance of a woman. Utterly ridiculous! No one in their right mind would believe that! Functioning in a logical manner presupposes a designer. Therefore should we deny the beauty and depth of wisdom in its being, because we cannot see it's creator?.... second post...

[Mournbalde]

Then where did we come from? What did we evolve from? How many changes did we go through? How long did these evolution cycles take? How come I cant see any of our ancestors bones? What are we evolving into?

[AcrossTheRiverStix]

the triceratops is awesome!