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DrJones*
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Message 111 of 208 (166695)
12-09-2004 7:57 PM 		Reply to: Message 103 by dshortt
12-08-2004 2:52 PM

Re: Chances of surviviing
When you talk about neutral, I assume you are speaking of "junk" DNA. If so, don't be so quick to assume it is useless. I think the jury is still out on that one.
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As an example of a neutral mutation, I have a disorder called keratoconus (http://www.kcenter.org). While the exact causes of it have yet to be fully investigated there is an known genetic component. This disorder would eventually lead to blindness on my part, 2 cornea tranplants (and waiting for a third) will hopefully take care of this. Keratoconus usually doesn't affect the individual until the beginning of puberty and then it is a gradual process. Because of this the individual is not disadvantaged in respect to passing on his (keratoconus almost always afflicts males) genes. In the long run left untreated this disorder would be leave the individual highly disadvantaged but in terms of simply surviving to reproduce this mutation is overall neutral.
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DrJones*
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12-23-2004 5:22 PM 		Reply to: Message 168 by NosyNed
12-23-2004 4:07 PM

Re: Starting from scratch
If we put the supernatural in right up front then why would we do any research. We already know the answer don't we? God did it. End of story.
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Not only research, why would we do any math. Whats 2+2? Whatever number God wants it to be. If I'm travelling at 100km/hr and accellerate at 50 m/s2 what is my velocity after 10 seconds? Whatever velocity God wants me to be travelling at. If we put the supernatural right up front we'd have no science whatsoever.
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