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No Moon, no life on Earth, suggests theory
NewScientist.com ^ | 18 March, 2004

Posted on 03/20/2004 7:38:37 PM PST by Leroy S. Mort

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1 posted on 03/20/2004 7:38:38 PM PST by Leroy S. Mort
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Wow, it's bad enough that they try to force this spontaneous generation garbage down our throats, but now they argue that the moon is responsible for life?

Sheesh...
2 posted on 03/20/2004 7:41:47 PM PST by K1avg (Conservatism: Apply liberally)
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To: Leroy S. Mort
The DNA carries information that is used like a blueprint to build proteins out of amino acids. Where did that "information" come from? Information is never self-generated, nor can "matter" generate information. So all that DNA needs a source for it's information. Any ideas where it comes from?
3 posted on 03/20/2004 7:41:59 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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When the moon hits your eye like a big-a pizza pie
That's amore
When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine
That's amore

Bells'll ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
And you'll sing "Vita bella"
Hearts'll play tippi-tippi-tay, tippi-tippi-tay
Like a gay tarantella

When the stars make you drool joost-a like pasta fazool
That's amore
When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet, you're in love
When you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreamin', signore
'scusa me, but you see, back in old Napoli, that's amore

(When the moon hits your eye like a big-a pizza pie, that's amore)
That's amore
(When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine, that's amore)
That's amore

Bells will ring

ting-a-ling-a-ling

ting-a-ling-a-ling

And you'll sing "Vita bella"

Vita bell-vita bella

Hearts will play

tippi-tippi-tay, tippi-tippi-tay

Like a gay tarantella

Lucky fella

When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool
That's amore (that's amore)
When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet, you're in love
When you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreaming, signore
'scusa me, but you see, back in old Napoli, that's amore

Amore
That's amore
4 posted on 03/20/2004 7:44:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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To: blam
Ping
5 posted on 03/20/2004 7:47:50 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: LiteKeeper
polyAAAAA reproduces itself.
All life has DNA which begins with polyAAAAA.
The DNA which was best covered and protected, then did the best.
6 posted on 03/20/2004 7:48:32 PM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Without the Moon, there would have been no life on Earth.

Wait - this might be the secret justification for worshipping the moon after all!

7 posted on 03/20/2004 7:49:08 PM PST by Ken522
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To: K1avg
> spontaneous generation garbage...

Wait. Where were Creationists mentioned int he article? They're the only ones yapping about "spontaneous generation garbage" as part of their biogenesis "theory..."
8 posted on 03/20/2004 7:55:14 PM PST by orionblamblam
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To: LiteKeeper
Any ideas where it comes from?

I don't know, but if it comes from somewhere, I am really curious as to how that "somewhere" got it.
9 posted on 03/20/2004 7:58:00 PM PST by BikerNYC
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To: Diogenesis
Correct. I think early environments needed to be "contained" in some sense. The best way to desribe it is that early life probably resembled, more than anything else, something that had the consistency of egg whites. Having a thicker type medium prevents the whole mess from being diluted and washed out into the open oceans.

I have written an essay on the subject that a few have read, I remember being stunned by the findings of Thermus Aquaticus and TAQ polymerase.

The development of the cell wall, well, that's another whole problem entirely...
10 posted on 03/20/2004 7:59:20 PM PST by djf
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Perhaps the Eternal God had "it" all along, and when He created life, He made that part of the package. Methodological naturalism [read, "evolution"] can not come up with any better explanation. Abiogenesis is impossible...and that has been demonstrated over and over again.
11 posted on 03/20/2004 8:00:31 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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But I thought you said it had to come from somewhere. Your violating your own premise by saying that at some point it did not have to come from somewhere...that it was always there.

I don't see how your theory solves any problems.
12 posted on 03/20/2004 8:04:18 PM PST by BikerNYC
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Looks more and more like the Earth is the only place where the Lord has placed life. And He told us to go forth and multiply .... Out there.
13 posted on 03/20/2004 8:04:54 PM PST by fella
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And God said, "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life..." Gen 1:20
14 posted on 03/20/2004 8:05:18 PM PST by djf
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The cell wall is mostly a glob of fat or oil that forms a bubble in water. A lot of fats will do this spontaneously.
15 posted on 03/20/2004 8:11:35 PM PST by staytrue
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To: K1avg; Leroy S. Mort; Phil V.; RightWhale; KevinDavis
My GUANO detector is hitting the higher frequencies with this story. Pure BS
16 posted on 03/20/2004 8:44:03 PM PST by GeronL (http://www.ArmorforCongress.com......................Send a Freeper to Congress!)
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To: Ken522
One curious thing...which I don't think anyone caught...is that the moon used to be a lot closer billions of years ago...so does this mean that it is slowly creeping away from the earth...even today?
17 posted on 03/20/2004 8:50:44 PM PST by pepsionice
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Actually, they were talking about Christopher Cross' musical careear. After all, without the moon, what else would you be stuck between with New York City.

Best that you can do is fall in love...

18 posted on 03/20/2004 8:50:53 PM PST by socal_parrot (It's not an argument, it's a contradiction!)
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> does this mean that it is slowly creeping away

Yes, it is, at a rate of centimeters per year, IIRC. This has been repeatedly measured using lasers and the reflectors left by the Apollo astronauts.

What is happening is that tidal forces are in play. The total angular momentum of the Earth-Moon system is remaining essentially constant, but the system, via tidal drag, is exchanging the Earth's rotation for the moons revolution. Basically, the day AND month are getting longer. As memory serves, in some billions of years both will be approximately twice what they are now. And then the sun will go FOOM, and the issue becomes moot.
19 posted on 03/20/2004 9:05:38 PM PST by orionblamblam
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To: Leroy S. Mort
These tides caused dramatic fluctuations in salinity around coastlines which could have driven the evolution of early DNA-like biomolecules.

could

what speculative drivel. Does someone get paid to write this nonsense?
20 posted on 03/20/2004 9:09:13 PM PST by farmer18th
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