[vamp]

Originally posted by Big Smoke

With that logic it would make sky dragons and Loch Ness monster real then.

Ya but those things you listed aren't human. Why would they give human characteristics to a fish. Especially back then when people thought that the world was the center of the universe. Humans were thought of as highly evolved beings that G-d created. Why would they demoralize themselves by adding animalistic features to themselves when they thought so highly of themselves.

[mariska]

Originally posted by Big Smoke

Why would humans (or primates, for that matter) have to go underwater for survival for any sort of metamorphasis to take place in the first place. I'm going with no.

Why would whales?

We don't know, but it happened. Could be a lack of food or something, etc.

[(Cole)]

Originally posted by Bea.

Actually lots of aquatic mammals have bone structure very similar to that of land mammals, feet bones, two femurs etc. So that argument is null.

That's true, but those homologous structures are very different from comparable land mammals...

If an ancient mammal's bone structure evolved for aquatic living, the resulting bone formation would be very different (like whales and their ancestors)...In the case of mermaids and developing a bone structure that would survive such high pressures, I would think that the massive change needed would result in the organism no longer being humanoid...?

[Queen Bea.]

Originally posted by Dancefloor

I'm talking to those who have their minds the size of this dot ".".

Ahhh, the nay-sayers.

Please continue.

[DiamondDust]

Originally posted by (Cole)

That's true, but those homologous structures are very different from comparable land mammals...

If an ancient mammal's bone structure evolved for aquatic living, the resulting bone formation would be very different (like whales and their ancestors)...In the case of mermaids and developing a bone structure that would survive such deep pressures, I would think that the massive change needed would result in the organism no longer being humanoid...?

THANK YOU. This is exactly what I've been trying to say the whole time. Be careful, they're going to tell you READ THE OP.

[Kang.]

Originally posted by cuitrex

The individual actually said it

http://vault.fbi.gov/hottel_guy/Guy%...%20of%201/view

Fine, that's still not proof of extraterrestrial life.

But you guys can think whatever you want. I'm peacing.

[mariska]

Originally posted by (Cole)

That's true, but those homologous structures are very different from comparable land mammals...

If an ancient mammal's bone structure evolved for aquatic living, the resulting bone formation would be very different (like whales and their ancestors)...In the case of mermaids and developing a bone structure that would survive such deep pressures, I would think that the massive change needed would result in the organism no longer being humanoid...?

EDIT: OH I GET IT.

Because bone structure isn't the only thing that determines whether it looks humanoid or not. And there are other unexplainable mechanisms we couldn't possibly think of that would counteract the problems posed by the high pressure.

And you're still assuming they would live deep underwater.

[Dickard]

Originally posted by DiamondDust

THANK YOU. This is exactly what I've been trying to say the whole time. Be careful, they're going to tell you READ THE OP.

No need for him to be cautious. He read the OP.

[Queen Bea.]

Originally posted by (Cole)

That's true, but those homologous structures are very different from comparable land mammals...

If an ancient mammal's bone structure evolved for aquatic living, the resulting bone formation would be very different (like whales and their ancestors)...In the case of mermaids and developing a bone structure that would survive such deep pressures, I would think that the massive change needed would result in the organism no longer being humanoid...?

It depends on what you define as humanoid tbh, I would call something directly descended from a common ancestor that is extremely intelligent and had similar features to us, which is what I picture a mermaid as, to be humanoid.

[chilicheese01]

Originally posted by castrobabytiger

mermaids are real and unicorns once roamed the earth

Finally somebody who makes sense.

[C/H/A/N/E/L]

How do you explain goblin sharks, which are very rarely seen? Or the other 90% of marine life that's been rumored to exist, that will most likely never be found?

[Sinister]

I love this thread

Its always fun to watch ATRLers getting educated

[MikeFenty]

Originally posted by Big Smoke

Why would humans (or primates, for that matter) have to go underwater for survival for any sort of metamorphasis to take place in the first place. I'm going with no.

Well AMA divers have the capability to go under water for long extend period of time and survive in cold water that would kill everyone on ATRL,maybe and even older civilization then AMA divers have done the same and slowly develops Gills etc etc and became mermaid

[(Cole)]

Originally posted by Bea.

It depends on what you define as humanoid tbh, I would call something directly descended from a common ancestor that is extremely intelligent and had similar features to us, which is what I picture a mermaid as, to be humanoid.

Hm, you're probably right.

[Queen Bea.]

Originally posted by DiamondDust

THANK YOU. This is exactly what I've been trying to say the whole time. Be careful, they're going to tell you READ THE OP.

Well you certainly weren't saying it very well seeing as Cole made a completely different point.

[Dickard]

Originally posted by (Cole)

That's true, but those homologous structures are very different from comparable land mammals...

If an ancient mammal's bone structure evolved for aquatic living, the resulting bone formation would be very different (like whales and their ancestors)...In the case of mermaids and developing a bone structure that would survive such deep pressures, I would think that the massive change needed would result in the organism no longer being humanoid...?

What is defined as human?

[DiamondDust]

I just think you're going to be more successful arguing that a "mermaid" evolved from something like, say, a cetacean than a humanoid.

[C/H/A/N/E/L]

Originally posted by DiamondDust

THANK YOU. This is exactly what I've been trying to say the whole time. Be careful, they're going to tell you READ THE OP.

The only reason we said that to you is because you took the picture out of context, and obviously did not read the OP if you thought there was a picture of Ariel on it.

[DiamondDust]

Originally posted by Bea.

Well you certainly weren't saying it very well seeing as Cole made a completely different point.

I just don't think you do a very good job of grasping concepts that are foreign to you/that you don't agree with.

[QueenBLadyG]

That wasn't a serious documentary. It was a docufiction tv movie. I am PRAYING no one with even a slight amount of intelligence could think the information given in it is fact and should be taken seriously....

Mermaids don't exist. Just deal.