The best take on the alleged Siberian mammoth sighting

Posted 8 February 2012 by

...is probably this one.

17 Comments

Paul Burnett · 8 February 2012

...and that's a Bigfoot riding on its back.

It's pretty obviously a bear carrying a fish.

Paul Burnett · 8 February 2012

...and that's a Bigfoot riding on its back.

It's pretty obviously a bear carrying a fish.

Paul Burnett · 8 February 2012

Oops...sorry.

Roger · 9 February 2012

Paul Burnett said: Oops...sorry.
Such a good observation was worth mentioning twice although it could be a fish biting a bear on the nose.

Robert Byers · 9 February 2012

I wish they were around.
As a creationist I see the last of them dying out about 1500BC or so.
Due to weather and minor human predation finishing off the rest.
I have heard mammoths being claimed to be seen in the 1500's in Siberia.
Sadly its unlikely.

Just Bob · 9 February 2012

Do you ever have any REASONS for these pronouncements, other than "as a creationist..."?

apokryltaros · 9 February 2012

Just Bob said: Do you ever have any REASONS for these pronouncements, other than "as a creationist..."?
He's a brain damaged Idiot For Jesus.

Roger · 10 February 2012

Robert Byers said: I have heard mammoths being claimed to be seen in the 1500's in Siberia. Sadly its unlikely.
As an evilutionist the same thing happened to me the other day. A mammoth told me he had been spotted in Siberia 500 years ago. Like you, I didn't believe him either as I suspected him of being a bear with a fish.

co · 10 February 2012

Roger said:
Robert Byers said: I have heard mammoths being claimed to be seen in the 1500's in Siberia. Sadly its unlikely.
As an evilutionist the same thing happened to me the other day. A mammoth told me he had been spotted in Siberia 500 years ago. Like you, I didn't believe him either as I suspected him of being a bear with a fish.
Thank you, Roger. This just made me squirt coffee out of my nose. A bit worryingly, since I haven't drunk any coffee.

Robert Byers · 11 February 2012

Just Bob said: Do you ever have any REASONS for these pronouncements, other than "as a creationist..."?
Its from study and biblical boundaries. The mammoths are elephants that quickly adapted to new conditions. these new conditions were after the flood and after the original tropical nature which allowed rapid colonization and adaptation. Then it later got cold and this lasted a few centuries and so then the last mammoths were killed off. So about 1500 BC seems right or a bit later.

Dave Luckett · 11 February 2012

This is your brain on fundamentalist religion, folks. Study - by which Byers means accessing crackpot websites - and 'biblical boundaries', of which there are none.

Keep playing the loony tunes, Byers. People are laughing.

Just Bob · 11 February 2012

Robert Byers said:
Just Bob said: Do you ever have any REASONS for these pronouncements, other than "as a creationist..."?
Its from study and biblical boundaries. The mammoths are elephants that quickly adapted to new conditions. these new conditions were after the flood and after the original tropical nature which allowed rapid colonization and adaptation. Then it later got cold and this lasted a few centuries and so then the last mammoths were killed off. So about 1500 BC seems right or a bit later.
Umm... by "reasons" I mean evidence, not cobbling up a story to fit the "boundaries" of the myth. What EVIDENCE do you have that "mammoths are elephants that quickly adapted to new conditions"?

apokryltaros · 11 February 2012

Just Bob said:
Robert Byers said:
Just Bob said: Do you ever have any REASONS for these pronouncements, other than "as a creationist..."?
Its from study and biblical boundaries. The mammoths are elephants that quickly adapted to new conditions. these new conditions were after the flood and after the original tropical nature which allowed rapid colonization and adaptation. Then it later got cold and this lasted a few centuries and so then the last mammoths were killed off. So about 1500 BC seems right or a bit later.
Umm... by "reasons" I mean evidence, not cobbling up a story to fit the "boundaries" of the myth. What EVIDENCE do you have that "mammoths are elephants that quickly adapted to new conditions"?
He has none. He just pulls nonsense out of his butt, and genuinely expects us to be genuinely impressed by his self-declared authority.

I'm_not · 11 February 2012

Robert Byers said: I wish they were around. As a creationist I see the last of them dying out about 1500BC or so. Due to weather and minor human predation finishing off the rest. I have heard mammoths being claimed to be seen in the 1500's in Siberia. Sadly its unlikely.
I heard he had a jockey on his back - an oddly pale skinned Palestinian wearing a spikey hat asking, "where's the rapture at...?" and apologising for being late.

harold · 12 February 2012

As an evilutionist the same thing happened to me the other day. A mammoth told me he had been spotted in Siberia 500 years ago. Like you, I didn’t believe him either as I suspected him of being a bear with a fish.
A small, isolated, island population of pygmy mammoths apparently did survive into what were, in vastly different geographical areas, early historical times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangel_Island#Fauna_and_flora Obviously this does not support creationism; in fact, it is in conflict with creationist dating of Noah's flood http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v4/n1/date-of-noahs-flood

Robert Byers · 12 February 2012

harold said:
As an evilutionist the same thing happened to me the other day. A mammoth told me he had been spotted in Siberia 500 years ago. Like you, I didn’t believe him either as I suspected him of being a bear with a fish.
A small, isolated, island population of pygmy mammoths apparently did survive into what were, in vastly different geographical areas, early historical times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangel_Island#Fauna_and_flora Obviously this does not support creationism; in fact, it is in conflict with creationist dating of Noah's flood http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v4/n1/date-of-noahs-flood
This fits fine with creationist models. They did indeed outlast the others but only because they adapted to a smaller size. In fact they probably just lasted a century or two more. About 1400BC. Theie bones are laying about and so they can't get wrong the dates in this case. Its a famous case and wiki will talk about it.

apokryltaros · 16 February 2012

Robert Byers said:
harold said:
As an evilutionist the same thing happened to me the other day. A mammoth told me he had been spotted in Siberia 500 years ago. Like you, I didn’t believe him either as I suspected him of being a bear with a fish.
A small, isolated, island population of pygmy mammoths apparently did survive into what were, in vastly different geographical areas, early historical times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangel_Island#Fauna_and_flora Obviously this does not support creationism; in fact, it is in conflict with creationist dating of Noah's flood http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v4/n1/date-of-noahs-flood
This fits fine with creationist models. They did indeed outlast the others but only because they adapted to a smaller size. In fact they probably just lasted a century or two more. About 1400BC. Theie bones are laying about and so they can't get wrong the dates in this case. Its a famous case and wiki will talk about it.
No it does not fit with creationist models: nothing in the Bible ever said anything about elephants escaping from the Ark to magically hyperevolve into mammoths in less than a thousand years. If you think otherwise, please present evidence. Oh, wait, you can not present evidence because you lack the necessary brain power and honesty to do so.