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Calypsis4
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Message 16 of 182 (527526)
10-01-2009 4:47 PM
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10-01-2009 4:44 PM


Re: Some answers
Why what?
Why..."we in fact find a continuum of complexity extant in living organisms".

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Parasomnium
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Message 17 of 182 (527527)
10-01-2009 4:48 PM
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10-01-2009 4:33 PM


Re: Some answers
Mr Jack writes:
Well, in fact [...]
I appreciate your comment, but I don't quite follow how it connects with what I said. Could you explain?

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin.

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Message 18 of 182 (527528)
10-01-2009 4:50 PM
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10-01-2009 4:35 PM


Re: Some answers
Calypsis4 writes:
scientists are working on it; but why isn't nature doing it?
Why isn't nature doing what?

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin.

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Calypsis4
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Message 19 of 182 (527530)
10-01-2009 4:57 PM
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10-01-2009 4:42 PM


Re: Facts?
That's not quite what mark24 asked. He asked you to answer in the same format you expect of us. It seems you only gave us your opinions. Can you also provide some facts?
Yes.
1. opinion God Almighty created all things.
Fact: The world/universe could not create itself because of the 1st law of thermodynamics. Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. We know of nothing in natural world that can create matter and no one has ever observed matter being created. Therefore its creation had to be supernatural.
2. opinion: the DNA helicase was created within the living cells of every organism on earth and functions (albeit imperfectly unlike at creation)in similar fashion to every other complex system on earth, both living and non-living. It was pre-programed by God.
fact: Since we cannot determine which came first, '(the chicken or the egg?)', then how many options do we have other than an intelligent Engineer? The only option is a supernatural option unless one wants to consider extraterrestrials planted the human race. However that only pushes the problem back further, it does not solve it.
3. The above answer suffices here for both opinion & answer.

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Message 20 of 182 (527531)
10-01-2009 5:01 PM
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10-01-2009 4:46 PM


what was the origin of the tiny machinery that was necessary to produce the first cells and where does/did nature make such tools/machinery?
Nice video. Here's another as one potential answer to your question:
The way you make the incredible machinery of the modern cell is with slightly less complex machinery in slightly older cells, all the way back to the very simple machinery of the oldest cells. Sort of obvious really...
Friend: "With what?"
Evolutionist: "With rocks that I will use as hammers..."
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Dr Jack
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Message 21 of 182 (527532)
10-01-2009 5:04 PM
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10-01-2009 4:48 PM


Re: Some answers
I appreciate your comment, but I don't quite follow how it connects with what I said. Could you explain?
Well, I presume your point was that chromatin didn't form seperately to living things but evolved in already living things. This suggestion is, it seems to me, supported by the existance of extant organisms without chromatin and with more simplistic versions of chromatin. Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that chromatin is not needed for living organisms and that functional intermediates in DNA packing between organisms without histones and organisms with Eukaryotic histones exist.

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Message 22 of 182 (527533)
10-01-2009 5:07 PM
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10-01-2009 4:47 PM


Re: Some answers
Why did I write it? Why is it the case that we find that in the real world? Why is it relevant? What?
Simply repeating yourself is rarely helpful.

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cavediver
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Message 23 of 182 (527534)
10-01-2009 5:11 PM
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10-01-2009 4:57 PM


Re: Facts?
The world/universe could not create itself because of the 1st law of thermodynamics.
Incorrect - 1LoT is simply an observation of the effect of the principles of statistical mechanics acting in a flat background space-time. They, and the 1LoT are inapplicable in the form you are implying in the region of the T=0 point in Big Bang cosmology space-time.
Matter cannot be created nor destroyed
Incorrect - matter is being created and destroyed at every point of the Universe every moment of time.
We know of nothing in natural world that can create matter
Incorrect - matter fields are constantly creating and destroying quanta of matter. See above.
and no one has ever observed matter being created.
Incorrect - we see this process every day in the particle accelerators in use around the world.
You may be thinking of energy?
Therefore its creation had to be supernatural.
Nope...
Apologies for the OT reply - back to the topic at hand
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Parasomnium
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Message 24 of 182 (527535)
10-01-2009 5:13 PM
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10-01-2009 5:04 PM


Re: Some answers
Mr Jack writes:
I presume your point was that chromatin didn't form seperately to living things but evolved in already living things. This suggestion is, it seems to me, supported by [etc.]
Crystal clear, thank you. I couldn't have said it better.

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Calypsis4
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Message 25 of 182 (527541)
10-01-2009 5:29 PM
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10-01-2009 5:01 PM


Here's another as one potential answer to your question:
Thanks, but I have already viewed that more than once and the author failed to explain the origin of the necessary DNA machinery nor does he explain how that machinery happened to fall into working operable order by itself.
Thanks for your reply.

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Calypsis4
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Message 26 of 182 (527543)
10-01-2009 5:30 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Parasomnium
10-01-2009 4:50 PM


Re: Some answers
"Why isn't nature doing what?"
Never mind.

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Calypsis4
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Message 27 of 182 (527544)
10-01-2009 5:34 PM
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10-01-2009 5:11 PM


Re: Facts?
Incorrect - 1LoT is simply an observation of the effect of the principles of statistical mechanics acting in a flat background space-time. They, and the 1LoT are inapplicable in the form you are implying in the region of the T=0 point in Big Bang cosmology space-time.
No. it is correct. We are talking about a firmly established law of science that tells us that matter cannot be created, at least not by any known physical force.
You cannot postulate something that you have never observed, nor is testable (the 'Big Bang') against a law that has been repeatedly tested and observed countless times and conclude that 'it isn't applicable'.
That was an arbitrary conclusion on your part and it is not justified.
Matter cannot create itself and we know of no physical process that will overturn that fact...that includes the 'Big Bang'.

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Message 28 of 182 (527548)
10-01-2009 5:50 PM
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10-01-2009 4:57 PM


Re: Facts?
The world/universe could not create itself because of the 1st law of thermodynamics. Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. We know of nothing in natural world that can create matter and no one has ever observed matter being created. Therefore its creation had to be supernatural.
Do you actually know what the first law of thermodynamics states? Can you explain how it disproves evolution? I mean much more than what you state above, because all that is misstatements with no actual explanation.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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cavediver
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Message 29 of 182 (527549)
10-01-2009 5:52 PM
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10-01-2009 5:29 PM


the author failed to explain the origin of the necessary DNA machinery
I don't think "failed" as that was not his intent. Perhaps we could follow on from his work and look at potential pathways that could lead to the DNA machinery. But first, I take it that you agree that self-replicating protocells could arise in this manner?

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Message 30 of 182 (527550)
10-01-2009 5:53 PM
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10-01-2009 5:34 PM


Re: Facts?
You should use the word energy instead of matter I think

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