tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post7080274912041575855..comments2024-01-29T01:22:14.621-08:00Comments on Makarios: Atheist EuphemismsThesauroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-50446494370868733912009-10-08T00:45:08.664-07:002009-10-08T00:45:08.664-07:00Hey MAKARIOS and OTHERS,
I decided that it was fi...Hey MAKARIOS and OTHERS,<br /><br />I decided that it was finally time for me to have my own blog.<br /><br />Actually, I already had created one a few days ago because I wanted to share a little sketch with someone.<br /><br />One user who writes here, "His Lordship", noticed my sketch and thought I should show it to you Makarios, so why not? It's related to your misconception of what infinity or the Big Bang truly represent.<br /><br />At the same time, it made me realize that I could spend some time, once in a while, to write something on that temporary blog I had already created... so I decided to put my Abiogenesis reply as my first real blog post!<br /><br />Just click on my username or browse to <a href="http://hugo-temp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://hugo-temp.blogspot.com</a> to find out.<br /><br />Cheers!World of Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066732051794158264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-85853100666815489282009-10-07T18:37:12.174-07:002009-10-07T18:37:12.174-07:001. "Chemically reductive" means containi...1. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_reduction#Reducers" rel="nofollow">"Chemically reductive"</a> means containing chemical reducing agents, such as any of a range of metals, or hydrogen with a catalyst. If a chemically reductive environment was needed, the entire atmosphere didn't have to be like that, or any of it at all if abiogenesis occurred underground or in the water. Opportunities were everywhere.<br /><br />2.Cytosine is a derivative of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrimidine" rel="nofollow">pyrimidine</a>, which forms in certain reactions between organic compounds such as amines - like those found in the Miller-Urey experiment.<br /><br />3. Ribose occurs widely in nature. It's often used as a supplement, but there's no natural (living) source of it. That means it must form without life.<br /><br />4. We know several enzymes that link nucleotides together, naturally and artificially. Therefore there are many established ways that the first polynucleotides could have been formed.<br /><br />5. With an enormous planet throwing together all existing pre-biotic organic compounds constantly using the wind, waves, landslides and so forth, while it wasn't inevitable that a working combination that self-replicated would come together, the low probability per contact was balanced out by the number of opportunities. If a billion people play the lottery, someone is almost sure to win.<br /><br />6. Once any self-replication was underway, the principles of natural selection would have asserted themselves. Since "coded" chemistry is beneficial, it was encouraged.SmartLXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447028072345461620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-10392935508669456952009-10-07T15:37:25.502-07:002009-10-07T15:37:25.502-07:00I see, you don't know what "chemically re...I see, you <em>don't</em> know what "chemically reductive" means.<br /><br />I'm getting to the actual material. My time for this pursuit is limited.SmartLXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447028072345461620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-58903671048607316732009-10-07T15:05:11.428-07:002009-10-07T15:05:11.428-07:00What do you think would happen if you addressed wh...What do you think would happen if you addressed what was being said instead of attacking the one who is saying it?Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-5084142912289424212009-10-07T15:00:05.883-07:002009-10-07T15:00:05.883-07:00Turns out this set of "assumptions" auth...Turns out this set of "assumptions" authored by David Berlinski of the Discovery Institute has been spread far and wide, verbatim, by all sorts of people who have no idea what any of it means.<br /><br />Rod, what does "chemically reductive" mean?SmartLXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447028072345461620noreply@blogger.com