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Re:DNA Can Survive Reentry from Space by kenrikm on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @07:07PM (#8665300)
I think "Proof (that we) Possibly" kinda sums it up. This is "Proof" that there is a possibility (does not rule it out). He's being down voted because people are splitting hairs about the wording. What he said was generally correct however the word "proof" has a strong pull in one direction.
Re:DNA Can Survive Reentry from Space by mikeash on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @10:14PM (#8665826)
"Proof we possibly" is an oxymoron, like "60% of the time it works every time." It's not so much splitting hairs as it is attempting vainly to understand phrasing that inherently makes no sense.
Re:DNA Can Survive Reentry from Space by kenrikm on Thursday November 27, 2014 @12:43PM (#8668194)
I agree it was bad phrasing, that was not my point. I was simply pointing out that even though his wording was bad what he was trying to get across (Proof that is's still a viable hypothesis) was technically correct. Here i'll fix it for you "This is proof that that DNA can survive re-entry from space, due to this finding there is still a possibility that life came from somewhere else"
Re:DNA Can Survive Reentry from Space by alanh on Monday December 01, 2014 @12:22AM (#8679651)
Harsh! Yes, it’s an oxymoron. It doesn’t “make no sense;” it was an attempt at humor (which clearly failed).