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cstanleytech

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11. Oh no ones saying its 100% impossible because it is always a chance but there is also

Reply to B2G (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:27 PM

Aug 2014

a chance an asteroid the size of Texas could hit us tomorrow or aliens could initiate a peaceful first contact tomorrow but the odds on that happening are are pretty damn low.

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Ebola virus has mutated during course of outbreak [View all] flamingdem Aug 2014 OP

The mutations mentioned for the the virus have not changed its method of spreading. cstanleytech Aug 2014 #1

Seems like a good investment for Western nations to send all the flamingdem Aug 2014 #2

From what I gather the WHO has alot of the resources to control it now cstanleytech Aug 2014 #5

I must have missed the part that assures us B2G Aug 2014 #9

Oh no ones saying its 100% impossible because it is always a chance but there is also cstanleytech Aug 2014 #11

I'm not so certain that the odds are that low, in this situation Aerows Aug 2014 #17

The healthcare officials didnt get infected due to a virulence increase because it hasnt nor cstanleytech Aug 2014 #18

Forgive me for saying so Aerows Aug 2014 #19

In prior outbreaks you didnt have mobs attacking and destroying testing facilities cstanleytech Aug 2014 #24

My main fear is method of transmission adapting Aerows Aug 2014 #15

Scary news suffragette Aug 2014 #3

This makes the doctors who walk into these situations look flamingdem Aug 2014 #4

It sure does. suffragette Aug 2014 #6

Amazingly courageous. Aerows Aug 2014 #13

And stop and think again suffragette Aug 2014 #20

Stunning examples Aerows Aug 2014 #21

Thank to flaming dem for raising this important point. suffragette Aug 2014 #23

Well, yea..... paleotn Aug 2014 #7

good evolution does not exist dembotoz Aug 2014 #8

Neither does bad evolution. morningfog Aug 2014 #10

I think the poster meant "Good thing evolution doesn't exist" Aerows Aug 2014 #14

That makes sense. morningfog Aug 2014 #16

Nor does evil evolution exist either as evolution is just a dice roll in the end. nt cstanleytech Aug 2014 #12

It goes airborne Kurska Aug 2014 #22