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The code that is DNA
RE: The code that is DNA
(January 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote:
(January 10, 2020 at 10:05 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Mutations are constrained by chemistry, they can't be just anything and therefore can't be TOTALLY random. And natural selection is a de-randomizing process. In fact, when environmental conditions are stable, it is most likely to preserve the status quo, delaying or preventing speciation (though genetic drift would still be in play). I have a good layman's understanding of the modern synthesis of the theory of biological evolution and some familiarity with the ideas of the extended synthesis; and I've read a couple of Darwin's books so I believe that I have a good grasp of his initial proposals on the matter.


I suppose it would have been quite a coincidence if I had guessed right since I haven't seen the video. What was the one you were referring to?

You haven’t even seen tours video yet you proclaim falsely of a straw man. You are a classic case of dishonest stupidity!
When your friends here can’t combat honestly , they resort to childish name calling,
Very little cerebral activity here
Tour is full of it. I have no need to watch his video, but I did anyway just for the sake of completeness. Frankly, lying for jebus does not impress. I have no idea why you think it would.

Nor why YOU would also lie for jebus.

(January 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote:
(January 10, 2020 at 10:42 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: After they found DNA precursors in comets I stopped laughing at ID people and started laughing at their parents. Their kids can help it if they were born stupid.

https://youtu.be/VUfNEHl44hc

If you found something that looked like a piece of metal , would you assume an automobile would inevitably be created from it? There is no such thing as a simple cell and Tour highlights the profound impossibility of abiogenesis
Nope. Argument from personal incredulity is a fallacy. Grow up.
Your problem here is that you are claiming that nobody can explain abiogenesis. Not you. Not James Tour, not anybody.

That is CURRENTLY true, but science is actively working on that.

But then you claim that YOU have a whole and complete explanation. Ex nihilo. You simply made it up and declared it to be an explanation. Just because. That is a childs explanation. Hell, even my own children are beyond such trite non-explanations that explain nothing.

Why is it that you are unable to move beyond childish things? Can you explain that? Can you explain yourself?
RE: The code that is DNA
Jack, you don't know jack.
RE: The code that is DNA
Quote:There is no such thing as a simple cell

This bit is nonsense on the face of it.  Cells vary in complexity, and some are 'simpler' than others.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
RE: The code that is DNA
(January 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote:
(January 10, 2020 at 10:05 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Mutations are constrained by chemistry, they can't be just anything and therefore can't be TOTALLY random. And natural selection is a de-randomizing process. In fact, when environmental conditions are stable, it is most likely to preserve the status quo, delaying or preventing speciation (though genetic drift would still be in play). I have a good layman's understanding of the modern synthesis of the theory of biological evolution and some familiarity with the ideas of the extended synthesis; and I've read a couple of Darwin's books so I believe that I have a good grasp of his initial proposals on the matter.


I suppose it would have been quite a coincidence if I had guessed right since I haven't seen the video. What was the one you were referring to?

You haven’t even seen tours video yet you proclaim falsely of a straw man. You are a classic case of dishonest stupidity!
When your friends here can’t combat honestly , they resort to childish name calling,
Very little cerebral activity here

(January 10, 2020 at 10:42 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: After they found DNA precursors in comets I stopped laughing at ID people and started laughing at their parents. Their kids can help it if they were born stupid.

https://youtu.be/VUfNEHl44hc

If you found something that looked like a piece of metal , would you assume an automobile would inevitably be created from it? There is no such thing as a simple cell and Tour highlights the profound impossibility of abiogenesis

(January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
Quote:There is no such thing as a simple cell

This bit is nonsense on the face of it.  Cells vary in complexity, and some are 'simpler' than others.

Boru

This creationist claim that complex cells, like we see today, couldn't have come about via natural processes, is, among other things, al strawman.

No scientist is claiming that the first cells were anywhere as complex as the cells we see today, with their: organelles, microtubules, vacuole, etc already extant in early cells.

All that first cells were most likely constituted of, is RNA, lipid membrane, and a fluid.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
RE: The code that is DNA
(January 13, 2020 at 6:48 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:
(January 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote: You haven’t even seen tours video yet you proclaim falsely of a straw man. You are a classic case of dishonest stupidity!
When your friends here can’t combat honestly , they resort to childish name calling,
Very little cerebral activity here


If you found something that looked like a piece of metal , would you assume an automobile would inevitably be created from it? There is no such thing as a simple cell and Tour highlights the profound impossibility of abiogenesis

(January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: This bit is nonsense on the face of it.  Cells vary in complexity, and some are 'simpler' than others.

Boru

This creationist claim that complex cells, like we see today, couldn't have come about via natural processes, is, among other things, al strawman.

No scientist is claiming that the first cells were anywhere as complex as the cells we see today, with their: organelles, microtubules, vacuole, etc already extant in early cells.

All that first cells were most likely constituted of, is RNA, lipid membrane, and a fluid.

Oh, the lipid thing. That is really intriguing. Simple lipids that spontaneously form cell walls using nothing but basic chemistry. Emergent behaviour is endlessly fascinating.

No gods were harmed in the making of this post, LOL.

Does Jack understand any of this do you think?
RE: The code that is DNA
(January 13, 2020 at 6:48 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:
(January 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote: You haven’t even seen tours video yet you proclaim falsely of a straw man. You are a classic case of dishonest stupidity!
When your friends here can’t combat honestly , they resort to childish name calling,
Very little cerebral activity here


If you found something that looked like a piece of metal , would you assume an automobile would inevitably be created from it? There is no such thing as a simple cell and Tour highlights the profound impossibility of abiogenesis

(January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: This bit is nonsense on the face of it.  Cells vary in complexity, and some are 'simpler' than others.

Boru

This creationist claim that complex cells, like we see today, couldn't have come about via natural processes, is, among other things, al strawman.

No scientist is claiming that the first cells were anywhere as complex as the cells we see today, with their: organelles, microtubules, vacuole, etc already extant in early cells.

All that first cells were most likely constituted of, is RNA, lipid membrane, and a fluid.

I was actually thinking of the difference between pro- and eukaryotic cells.  It seems pretty obvious that a cell without membrane-bound organelles is necessarily simpler than a cell that has them.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
RE: The code that is DNA
cm
James Tour :

“The transformation of an ensemble of appropriately chosen biological
monomers (e.g. amino acids, nucleotides) into a primitive living cell
capable of further evolution appears to *require overcoming an information
hurdle of superastronomical proportions, an event that could not have
happened within the time frame of the Earth except, we believe, as a
miracle*



Professor Harold Morowitz shows the Origin of Life ‘problem’ escalates
dramatically over this 1 in 10^40,000 figure when working from a
thermodynamic perspective:

“The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form
of living organism known is 1 in 10^340,000,000. This number is 10 to the
340 millionth power! The size of this figure is truly staggering since
there is only supposed to be approximately 10^80 (10 to the 80th power)
electrons in the whole universe!”
(Professor Harold Morowitz, Energy Flow In Biology
RE: The code that is DNA
Quote:cm
James Tour :

“The transformation of an ensemble of appropriately chosen biological
monomers (e.g. amino acids, nucleotides) into a primitive living cell
capable of further evolution appears to *require overcoming an information
hurdle of superastronomical proportions, an event that could not have
happened within the time frame of the Earth except, we believe, as a
miracle*
Argument from incredulity and think we have established Tour as a liar for christ .


Quote:Professor Harold Morowitz shows the Origin of Life ‘problem’ escalates
dramatically over this 1 in 10^40,000 figure when working from a
thermodynamic perspective:

“The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form
of living organism known is 1 in 10^340,000,000. This number is 10 to the
340 millionth power! The size of this figure is truly staggering since
there is only supposed to be approximately 10^80 (10 to the 80th power)
electrons in the whole universe!”
(Professor Harold Morowitz, Energy Flow In Biology
Argument from incredulity.Too bad everyone disagrees with him .Just another celebrity you trotted out .Can' wait to see his noble prize for overturning the cornerstone of modern biology....Oh wait .Oh and argument from big numbers.
"Change was inevitable"


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RE: The code that is DNA
(January 13, 2020 at 8:23 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote: cm
James Tour :

“The transformation of an ensemble of appropriately chosen biological
monomers (e.g. amino acids, nucleotides) into a primitive living cell
capable of further evolution appears to *require overcoming an information
hurdle of superastronomical proportions, an event that could not have
happened within the time frame of the Earth except, we believe, as a
miracle*



Professor Harold Morowitz shows the Origin of Life ‘problem’ escalates
dramatically over this 1 in 10^40,000 figure when working from a
thermodynamic perspective:

“The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form
of living organism known is 1 in 10^340,000,000. This number is 10 to the
340 millionth power! The size of this figure is truly staggering since
there is only supposed to be approximately 10^80 (10 to the 80th power)
electrons in the whole universe!”
(Professor Harold Morowitz, Energy Flow In Biology

I've read Morowitz's 'Energy Flow In Biology' (it was assigned reading at uni).  His writing tended to follow Darwin's style, in which he posited how unlikely something was, then went on to demonstrate that it wasn't so unlikely after all (Darwin famously did this with the evolution of the eye).

Morowitz did indeed write what was quoted above, but immediately demolished the idea, because the smallest, simplest form of life wasn't due to chance, but was constrained by chemistry and physics to occur along certain  pathways.  He held a pretty rigid view of the deterministic nature of evolution.  To imply that he believed the formation of life was mathematically impossible is simply quote mining of a particularly vile nature.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
RE: The code that is DNA
Oh and another issue with you using Harold Morowitz.He was staunchlynchly and an anti creationist and opposed intelligent design and accepted evolution and abiogenesis .

(January 13, 2020 at 8:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(January 13, 2020 at 8:23 pm)Yukon_Jack Wrote: cm
James Tour :

“The transformation of an ensemble of appropriately chosen biological
monomers (e.g. amino acids, nucleotides) into a primitive living cell
capable of further evolution appears to *require overcoming an information
hurdle of superastronomical proportions, an event that could not have
happened within the time frame of the Earth except, we believe, as a
miracle*



Professor Harold Morowitz shows the Origin of Life ‘problem’ escalates
dramatically over this 1 in 10^40,000 figure when working from a
thermodynamic perspective:

“The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form
of living organism known is 1 in 10^340,000,000. This number is 10 to the
340 millionth power! The size of this figure is truly staggering since
there is only supposed to be approximately 10^80 (10 to the 80th power)
electrons in the whole universe!”
(Professor Harold Morowitz, Energy Flow In Biology

I've read Morowitz's 'Energy Flow In Biology' (it was assigned reading at uni).  His writing tended to follow Darwin's style, in which he posited how unlikely something was, then went on to demonstrate that it wasn't so unlikely after all (Darwin famously did this with the evolution of the eye).

Morowitz did indeed write what was quoted above, but immediately demolished the idea, because the smallest, simplest form of life wasn't due to chance, but was constrained by chemistry and physics to occur along certain  pathways.  He held a pretty rigid view of the deterministic nature of evolution.  To imply that he believed the formation of life was mathematically impossible is simply quote mining of a particularly vile nature.

Boru
And the fact he accepted  abiogenesis  and evolution .But it wouldn't matter even if he didn't .Science isn't built of celebrity opinions in books .It's built of peer review and convincing consensus your right .IDiots fail his hard .
"Change was inevitable"


Nemo sicut deus debet esse!

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 “No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
–SHIRLEY CHISHOLM


      



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