(May 4, 2018 at 5:43 am)CDF47 Wrote:(May 4, 2018 at 5:29 am)pocaracas Wrote: What if I were to tell you that yes it can be explained by natural processes?
How about if, instead of information, I tell you that it's a prototype for a life form?
A prototype that, in the right environment, can lead to that life form.
The actual origin of DNA is, of course, lost in the mists of time, so one can only speculate about it... you included.
Your argument from incredulity (which actually boils down to an argument from ignorance) has no merit whatsoever.
What is known is that DNA is composed of biochemical molecules. It is known that they obey deterministic chemistry, which obeys physics... quantum physics and all that. This deterministic behavior of our world makes it unlikely that any molecule is the product of any design.
I know it's easy to conflate the complexity of a highly evolved mechanism with design of said mechanism, but, if you are really 47 years old (or older, born in 1947?) then you should have enough mental maturity to understand that such conflation is possible and realize that your position is, at least, not certain.... and, at most, false.
You are missing the part about the information and how it operates. See the videos in my signature. This is obviously designed. The ribosome alone acts like a manufacturing plant assembling complex proteins from amino acids based on the information in the DNA. Just amazing.
I am not 47 or born in 47.
(May 4, 2018 at 5:37 am)Mathilda Wrote: Ah yes the old micro-evolution bullshit. You cannot make the distinction between micro-evolution and macro-evolution.
All evolution works by taking small steps (i.e. micro-evolution). But the small steps accumulate over time. No theist who admits that micro-evolution takes place ever comes up with a suggestion as to why small steps can't accumulate over time to make big changes.
I don't believe there is evidence for a change of kinds or in macro-evolution.
There are examples of speciation both in the lab and in nature if you would but put aside you indoctrination long enough to look.
And what mechanism do you see in place to prevent the changes you readily admit to in your "micro" evolution that would prevent further changes from piling on and eventually causing speciation?
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