Shock: First Animal on Earth Was Surprisingly Complex

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[SunkenCiv]

Earth's first animal was the ocean-drifting comb jelly, not the simple sponge, according to a new find that has shocked scientists who didn't imagine the earliest critter could be so complex... scientists analyzed massive volumes of genetic data to define the earliest splits at the base of the animal tree of life... The new study surprisingly found that the comb jelly was the first animal to diverge from the base of the tree, not the less complex sponge, which had previously been given the honor... Unlike sponges, comb jellies have connective tissues and a nervous system, and so are more complex. Though squishy and tentacled, they are not, however, true jellyfish as they lack the classic bell-shaped body and characteristic stinging cells. The finding was unexpected because evolutionary biologists had thought that less complex animals split off and evolved separately first... "evolution is not necessarily just a march towards increased complexity," Dunn said.

[ketsu]

Robert Paulson is that you??

Yup.

[Lazamataz]

Comb jelly? Honeycomb! I mean, Horsefeathers!

Honeycomb's big.
Yeah yeah yeah.
It's not small.
No no no.

[Lazamataz]

Out of curiosity, how do they know what the first animal was?

Look for the model number.

It will be right below the Patent Number, and usually starts with a SPN.

[RightWhale]

Interesting. He used the word ‘dogma’ correctly.

[Lazamataz]

Because they think they understand genetics and can trace back through a gazillion years of DNA with their fancy new Mac.

I'm EDUMACATED.

[Lazamataz]

Nope. No you don't. You know the words, but not what they *mean*. Pitiable really.

Jesus hates you.

[Lazamataz]

No, you've *already* lost everything.

God thinks you suck.

[Lazamataz]

Like explaining air to fish.

God and Satan were having a Subway Roast Beef sub. God says to Satan, "You know, I never make a mistake."

Satan says to God, "Well, what about 'ketsu'?"

God says, "Well, okay, you got me there."

[ketsu]

Jesus hates you.

Jesus doesn't hate anybody. Sorry to burst your bubble there chuckles.

[ketsu]

God thinks you suck.

God thinks you need some bible fruit.

[Lazamataz]

Jesus doesn't hate anybody. Sorry to burst your bubble there chuckles.

Uusually, Jesus doesn't hate anybody.

Then he got to know you.

Now he has to say, "I love ALMOST everybody."

[Lazamataz]

God thinks you need some bible fruit.

You just called God a fruit.

He called me and told me He's coming down to kick your a&&.

[ketsu]

You just called God a fruit.

He called me and told me He's coming down to kick your a&&.

Snoogums, don't take a name from Aqua Teen if you're too lazy to watch it.

[ketsu]

Uusually, Jesus doesn't hate anybody.

Then he got to know you.

Now he has to say, "I love ALMOST everybody."

Yawn...

[Lazamataz]

When God comes down here to womp you GOOD, I'm gonna be on the sidelines cheering.

God wants to kick yer a&& BAD.

[Lazamataz]

Jesus is going to make bad things happen to you.

He's gonna start with your car.

Jesus said you really piss hom off.

[ketsu]

When God comes down here to womp you GOOD, I'm gonna be on the sidelines cheering.

God wants to kick yer a&& BAD.

With your anger issues, are you sure you're talking to god?

[Lazamataz]

Here's a picture of Jesus only three weeks after he was born.

Mary held him up to you, and this is what he did:

[Lazamataz]

I understand you were very intimately involved with the creation of this film:

"The film, nearly 10 years in the making, draws on the Gospel of Barnabas. The premise of "Jesus, the Spirit of God" is that Jesus was compassionate and performed miracles, but was not crucified or resurrected from the dead. The message implies that Christianity is based on a falsehood.

"I pray for Christians. They've been misled. They will realize one day the true story," said Ketsu, whose film has been screened at international film festivals and is being marketed for wider release.

[AFPhys]

LOL... the man probably DEFINED dogma!!! Of course, this quote is merely a translation of his writing, so we really need to give credit to the translator, I think.

Aquinas was truly exceptional ... I’ve read some of what he wrote. I need to read more, and indeed, will soon. Truly a giant matched by only a few during the last two millenniums of human thought. I don’t know that my dull head can comprehend him more, but there are times it is simply good to be able to sit near a fire and feel its warmth even if you can’t control or comprehend it.