Conspiracy Theories

[magicjuan]

It's still astonishing, though.

I mean the aborigines arrived in Australia anywhere from 40-80,000 years ago. North Africa, which had a land bridge, wasn't settled until only 18,000 years ago.

Even Europe, which is right next door to Africa, was only settled 30,00 years ago.

The fact that as far as we can tell, humans settled in Australia from Africa before any of the other continents which are miles miles easier to get to, is astonishing.

It is astonishing to us, just as much astonishing is that the aboriginal development happened in the same manner as other peoples, same legends and myths, same spirituality. Similarly ruined by outsiders.

But you have to consider different climates, ice ages etc when land masses where joined, the need to escape hostile environments. Necessity is the mother of invention..

 

[Allezfan]

Surely its the same thing about how did people end up anywhere?

I mean how did we get on this Island?

A lot later, and by crossing a land bridge.

First people in Britain, when you could literally walk here from france was 25,000 years ago.

First people in Australia, when you couldn't walk there, was 80-000 to 40,000 years ago.

 

[roydo]

A lot later, and by crossing a land bridge.

First people in Britain, when you could literally walk here from france was 25,000 years ago.

First people in Australia, when you couldn't walk there, was 80-000 to 40,000 years ago.

They probably evolved there then?

 

[Dell Boy]

It's still astonishing, though.

I mean the aborigines arrived in Australia anywhere from 40-80,000 years ago. North Africa, which had a land bridge, wasn't settled until only 18,000 years ago.

Even Europe, which is right next door to Africa, was only settled 30,00 years ago.

The fact that as far as we can tell, humans settled in Australia from Africa before any of the other continents which are miles miles easier to get to, is astonishing.

Without sounding harsh - the aborigines didn't exactly execute the game plan did they? After a few years of realising that the place was a big hot desert they should have gotten back on to their boats and found a friendly pacific island. Either that or pulled their finger out and built/cultivated something!

 

[bluemangroup]

So we are saying Adam and Eve are Australian are we?

 

[Goat]

A lot later, and by crossing a land bridge.

First people in Britain, when you could literally walk here from france was 25,000 years ago.

First people in Australia, when you couldn't walk there, was 80-000 to 40,000 years ago.

And how do you know there wasnt a land bridge 80k years ago?

 

[Allezfan]

They probably evolved there then?

Nope, genetics make it clear they came from the common African ancestor.

Humans just really wanted to see kangaroos first.

 

[Allezfan]

And how do you know there wasnt a land bridge 80k years ago?

Because you can tell, due to plate movement and animals and the like.

Scientists know this stuff, man.

 

[magicjuan]

A lot later, and by crossing a land bridge.

First people in Britain, when you could literally walk here from france was 25,000 years ago.

First people in Australia, when you couldn't walk there, was 80-000 to 40,000 years ago.

The Australian region was a very volcanic region, hence there were a lot of small atolls and islands and island hopping by rudimentary boats isn't that problematic a concept.

The accepted emergence of sophisticated society is being pushed back constantly, the first 'settlement' is now believed to be in southern Africa where it wasn't in the recent past

 

[Goat]

Because you can tell, due to plate movement and animals and the like.

Scientists know this stuff, man.

They could have clinged on to a piece of driftwood.

 

[Blue 1]

Watched 'Wag The Dog' last night, love that film.

God Bless the Men of the 303

 

[Allezfan]

They could have clinged on to a piece of driftwood.

I'm not saying they like flew there on their secret ancient jumbo jets, you know.

Just that it's one of those really weird unexplained mysteries.

 

[bluemangroup]

I think Goats right in the sense that because you weren't there, @Allezfan you clearly don't know. So these crackpot theories about tectonic shift or whatever is clearly just you wishing to spit in the eye of our lord and saviour, Jesus Christ.

 

[Goat]

I'm not saying they like flew there on their secret ancient jumbo jets, you know.

Just that it's one of those really weird unexplained mysteries.

Maybe dinosaurs carried them?

 

[Professor Toffee]

Watched 'Wag The Dog' last night, love that film.

Its a cracking film, Albania has a lot to answer for