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If any life is formed at all there simply won't be enough time in the lives of any of us here to see any evolution at all... unless they've figured out how to speed that up as well.Really should only be applied to an AI, a term which could apply to this as yet unrealized life form, should it be realized and should it evolve into something with intelligence.
I mean, you can't be a god to something that lacks awareness, whether you "created" it or not.
But that's more like it.....
Maybe he's just saying no.Just had another thought: Maybe God isn't ignoring our prayers... maybe he just had his funding cut. ?
If any life is formed at all there simply won't be enough time in the lives of any of us here to see any evolution at all... unless they've figured out how to speed that up as well.
Maybe he's just saying no.
Oddly enough, that's not really what they're trying to do, or why. Mostly, scientists do what they do because they get wrapped around "what would happen if...?" They're doing it because they can.
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And that's my only issue with scientists, is the ones what get so wrapped up in whether they "could" do something that they never stop to consider whether they "should" do it.
Frankenstein and Moreau were supposed to be cautionary tales, not prophecy..
Wow, a highly edumacated "Hey, ya'll! Watch this!"I have the same issue, given my field. A good look at the Manhattan Project reveals a variety of grave misgivings, but they all went ahead and did it anyway.
Alas, all too often there is no difference......
Wow, a highly edumacated "Hey, ya'll! Watch this!"
You need to have a critter that is at least capable of sensing your presence and abasing itself accordingly.
Nope, because He's already blamed you first... that's why people turn and look in YOUR direction when it happens. :lol:So when I break wind in a crowded room I can blame it on God?
My reply was intended to be tongue in cheek but without tonal inflections to help show that I can see how I might've *ahem* stepped on a few toes ... without realizing or intending to... :asian: My apologies for any offense.Since I am an astrobiologist and my main field of research has been in molecular biology, I feel a compulsion to reply
First off, MACaver, my speleologically inclinded fellow poster, you are assuming that all scientist must believe that something created them. I don't believe in biblical creationism and I've worked in a few labs. I never thought to myself, "I'd like to be better than the Christian god, so I'm going to play around in lab today trying to create life". Also, remember, there are a lot of female scientists in the world (so we're not all just guys in lab coats).
...and entirely the product of, "What do you think would happen if......"
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Like bungee jumping.
Lori
Yep, or " if the Zodiac is completely submerged but the Motor isn't, will all 10 of us still make it across the lake?" ( the answer is, yes)
Lori
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All the coolest idea's and inventions start out with that phrase. If there is a wee bit of alcohol involved it's often an X-game. Like bungee jumping.
Lori
Guys at CalTech started that one.....:lol:
you mean, you don't? I thought we all did! heheI never thought to myself, "I'd like to be better than the Christian god, so I'm going to play around in lab today trying to create life".
The question about what is critical for life has raged for over a decade now. Nothing novel about that. Knockout expirements have laid some pretty good groundwork for what is "critical". Frankly, genomics has not clearly annotated all of the existing genes for sequenced organisms (at least to my knowledge in the past few years), so a lot of what they are doing has to simply be shots in the dark. Mix a bit of that, take out this somewhat "needless chunk" and see what happens. I'd suggest fully comprehending what exists now before trying to go backwards. But what would i knowWhat's going on with protocell research is that we are trying to determine what is necessary, in cellular and molecular respects, for life as we know it to function. Also, this research may give us a better idea of what was happening to primordial cellular forms which became life as we know it.
yet life is not a simple arrangement of amino acids and base pairs. It's a carefully calibrated series of pathways. You don't simply mix and match things randomly and expect life to pop out. Even these groups are not attempting that (at least I hope not!).These guys are not re-inventing replication.As far as the idea of "rearranging" is concerned, the amino acids, nucleic acids, lipids, and other molecules that these scientists are working with can be found in nature without the presence of life as we know it. The more complex forms of these molecules are specific to life, because, even though they may form on their own in nature, without an enzymatic catalyst their formation may take thousands to millions of years (due to the thermodynamics/kinetics of their formation). However, basic amino acids and nucleic acids can form free of enzymes.
I personally am very interested in this research. As an astrobiologist, I seek to understand how life may form, evolve, and radiate in this universe. Understanding the basis for life as we know it is a very important part of that goal. Thanks elder999 for bringing this up.