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From: T Wake on 19 Oct 2006 13:27 "Spehro Pefhany" <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote in message news:quafj2971c06mo4lcqk08anfpr5qj2sgh1(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:56:27 +0100, the renowned "T Wake" > <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >> >>"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>news:45376EAA.AF2F3DBB(a)earthlink.net... >>> Lloyd Parker wrote: >>>> >>>> Why then would a designer make every life form use almost the same DNA? >>>> Why >>>> have a flower have the same basic DNA as a human? >>> >>> >>> Because that designer knows his tools, and how to use them. Do you >>> think that a bridge should be made of plastic, because steel had been >>> used for cars that will cross it? >>> >>> Do you think a designer should learn a whole new disciple for every >>> project they do? Maybe we need an infinite number of elements so we >>> never use the same in any two designs? >> >>Gibberish non-answer. > > Maybe it's to test your faith... Maybe.......
From: Eeyore on 19 Oct 2006 13:48 John Larkin wrote: > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:22:57 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >You're a bunch of meanies. > > > Oh there, there. Have a chocolate and don't cry. Won't ! :-p Graham
From: Eeyore on 19 Oct 2006 14:01 T Wake wrote: > "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:56:56 +0100, "T Wake" > > <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > > > >>One thing I find odd, is that you don't think DNA/RNA mutation and > >>evolution > >>is amazing and wonderful in itself. Isn't it amazing how four bases can > >>produce such variety? > > > > The four bases are a programming language. The *programs* and their > > high-level structure will turn out to be astonishing in their own > > right. > > It is already astonishing that ACGT can spell out a human and a fruit fly. > The analogy of a programming language may be accurate, and is certainly > attractive, but answers nothing. But how the heck do individual cells know what to turn into ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 19 Oct 2006 14:33 JoeBloe wrote: > The US armed forces are quite > racially diverse, and we purged racism from our ranks decades ago. Yeah, *decades* ! Big deal. Graham
From: Lloyd Parker on 19 Oct 2006 10:26
In article <45379C79.FAA049BF(a)earthlink.net>, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >Lloyd Parker wrote: >> >> In article <45376EAA.AF2F3DBB(a)earthlink.net>, >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >Lloyd Parker wrote: >> >> >> >> Why then would a designer make every life form use almost the same DNA? >> Why >> >> have a flower have the same basic DNA as a human? >> > >> > >> > Because that designer knows his tools, and how to use them. Do you >> >think that a bridge should be made of plastic, because steel had been >> >used for cars that will cross it? >> >> Would you design a bridge with the same basic structure as, say, a pair of >> shoes if you were starting from scratch? > > > We are talking building blocks. Steel is used in both, as are >synthetic materials for cushioning. > Using DNA is much more than using steel. It's the basic blueprint. Kind of like using a 8086 computer chip in a computer, a refrigerator, and a baseball. > >> > Do you think a designer should learn a whole new disciple for every >> >project they do? Maybe we need an infinite number of elements so we >> >never use the same in any two designs? >> > >> > >> >> I would think an infinite god would have introduced a little variety into his >> designs. > > He doesn't have to do what you want, he did what he wanted. If the >DNA wasn't similar, where would the proteins you need come from? Are you saying a god couldn't cook up another way? Or DNA that used different base pairs even? |