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Re: I've said enough...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:11:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Not to mention that of the 80 different types of amino
> > acids, only 20 are present in living organisms. So, precisely the right ones
> > must link together in precisely the right sequence just to form ONE protein
> > molecule. (Oh, and where did these aminos come from anyway? And what caused
> > them to keep trying to link together in different sequences after the first
> > million or so attempts didn't work?)
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> What else did they have to do? Yeah, I know that seems like a smart-alecky
> reply, but think about it. They had nothing but time, and lots of it.
> Elements like to combine in certain patterns, and those patterns replicate
> naturally.
This is an important point, and worth elaborating. While
anti-evolutionist are fond of saying that there hasn't been enough time for
viable amino sequences to form, given the huge range of possible chemical
combinations, they're overlooking the fact that successful pairings
replicate and unsuccessful pairings do not. That is, if you select randomly
from a field of options, retaining favorable selections and discarding
unfavorable ones, you'll generate viable sequences fairly quickly.
Dawkins (I think--I'll have to make sure it was him) in 1985 demonstrated
a computer program that selected randomly from the pool of letters,
retaining desirable combinations and eliminating undesirable ones. The
program can churn out "tobeornottobe" pretty quickly, and it can produce
Hamlet in about 4.5 days.
Dave!
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| (...) Evolution. All "macro-evolution" is is a great accumulation of changes over a great deal of time. That's it! The process isn't any different. Since you acknowledge the process happens, all that needs to be established is geologic time (and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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