Posted on 08/20/2007 9:23:32 AM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
WASHINGTON (AP) - Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."
"It's going to be a big deal and everybody's going to know about it," said Mark Bedau, chief operating officer of ProtoLife of Venice, Italy, one of those in the race. "We're talking about a technology that could change our world in pretty fundamental ways—in fact, in ways that are impossible to predict."
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“trying to create life from scratch “
Isn’t there a joke where some scientist is telling God he can do this?
God asks how he’s going to do it.
The scientist say’s “First I’ll take some dirt...”, and God interrupts, “Not so fast! Make your own dirt.”
Gray goo?
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Well the good news is that it appears Jesus’ return is sooner than we may have thought...
That said, they (the bull-headed naturalists) are also fascinated by the admittedly fascinating challenge of coming up with a solution that explains life from exclusively natural causes. It's largely the intellectual challenge, and beyond that, to what is probably a vocal but powerful minority, a more sinister attempt to justify human evil by yanking out the rug of any ultimate meaning.
Are we talking SkyNet?
Personally I think these “scientists” are delusional.
agreed. Don’t think it will happen, but I’m sure they’ll find a way to do a ton of damage in trying...
SAURON
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