RE: Fundies Will Be Shitting Bricks
April 15, 2011 at 3:19 pm
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm by Statler Waldorf.)
(April 15, 2011 at 6:53 am)orogenicman Wrote:Statler Wrote:RNA and R18 have never been observed to synthesize naturally. I am sorry
You should be very sorry, because both are naturally occurring organic molecules.
Naturally occurring is not the same as naturally synthesizing. RNA cannot synthesize outside of the cell because cytosine is far too unstable and reactive to ever be synthesized in today's environment and much less in an "early earth" environment. Also keep in mind that the RNA used in these experiments was both purified and activated, something that would never happen in nature. Also, the Miller-Urey experiments did not produce any of the necessary building blocks of RNA so maybe you should stick to geology.
(April 15, 2011 at 6:59 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: It's mk orogenicman Waldorf Salad is well known for his lack of scientific understanding and qualifications...
If you are ill-informed enough to believe that RNA is synthesized outside of the cell naturally then it is definitely you who needs to brush up on your science.