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Was our oldest ancestor a proton-powered rock? (Temple of Darwin at it again...LOL!!!)
New Scientist ^
| October 19, 2009
| Nick Lane
Posted on 10/22/2009 2:44:51 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
Was our oldest ancestor a proton-powered rock?
--snip--
The picture painted by Russell and Martin is striking indeed. The last common ancestor of all life was not a free-living cell at all, but a porous rock riddled with bubbly iron-sulphur membranes that catalysed primordial biochemical reactions...
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
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To: GodGunsGuts
I thought the Bible said that God made man out of mud.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:46:50 PM PDT
by
Lou Budvis
(There is no alternative - Margaret Thatcher)
To: metmom; DaveLoneRanger; editor-surveyor; betty boop; Alamo-Girl; MrB; GourmetDan; Fichori; ...
Who knew that the reason we can see so far is because we are literally standing on the shoulders of our ancestors!
To: GodGunsGuts
Like I said, My cousin the rock!
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:48:22 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
To: GodGunsGuts
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:49:37 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
To: GodGunsGuts
I wonder how they explain the origin of intelligence? Or the concept of infinity?
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:50:16 PM PDT
by
Ben Mugged
(Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
To: Lou Budvis
I thought the Bible said that God made man out of mud. Which does beg the question why some people believe in DNA, the Bible says nothing about DNA, it says MUD, not Deoxyribonucleic acid. Is this literal truth or what?
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:50:38 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: Lou Budvis
Gawrsh, mud ain’t rocks - DUH!
Actually, your point is a good one. But that would be saying the the Bible was using a metaphor. And the Bible, according to some believers, is literally true.
To: Lou Budvis
An intelligent mind fashioning preexisting materials into a functional organism is quite a bit different than an inanimate rock transforming itself into a highly sophisticated biological organism don't you think?
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To: GodGunsGuts
Obama is the “missing link”.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:54:14 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: GodGunsGuts
The atheist’s defense of his/her absurd theories is always: deep time. As in, given enough time, the world would evolve to what we see today. This is equivalent to an elaborate fairy tale that they wish to be true. Has order ever evolved from chaos? Can they explain how a functioning organism - not to mention civilizations - can form by virtue of just existing for billions of years? Their arguments are extremely weak, yet anyone who challenges them is considered to be a dufus. Go figure.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:54:56 PM PDT
by
ElayneJ
To: xcamel
Funny, I don’t feel beat down in the slightest. In fact, today’s events have me feeling downright energized.
To: GodGunsGuts
Where exactly is that “Temple of Darwin” located?
To: mnehring
Certain posters never evolve beyond the “primordial ooze” stage.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:56:43 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: ElayneJ
s/b: a functioning oranism can exist by virtue of a predecessor having existed for billions of years.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:57:18 PM PDT
by
ElayneJ
To: xcamel
You’re still posting after todays beatdown? His quantity instead of quality strategy requires it.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:57:22 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: humblegunner
To: Moonman62
An he must be a real boon to the popcorn industry. Orville Redenbacher would be so proud.
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posted on
10/22/2009 2:59:37 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: GodGunsGuts
Sounds like someone been looking under one too many rocks.
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posted on
10/22/2009 3:01:34 PM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Not White House Approved)
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