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Did Life Emerge In Ponds Rather Than Ocean Vents?
ananyo writes "The prevailing scientific view holds that life began in hydrothermal vents in the deep sea. But a controversial study (abstract) suggests that inland pools of condensed and cooled geothermal vapor have the ideal characteristics for the origin of life. The study hinges on the observation that the composition of the cytoplasm of modern cells is very different to that of seawater. On the other hand, the mix of metal ions in cytoplasm is (almost exclusively) found where where hot hydrothermal fluid brings the ions to the surface — places such as geysers and mud pots. There are a number of problems with the study, however — for instance, a lack of land 4 billion years ago would have made it difficult for life to start in such pools."
But, mu momma dun told us that we all dun come from dem people adam and eve, and dats why is ok for us to make mor babehs with muh sister because dat how we all was made
And according to the Sun God if you don't sacrifice a virgin the world will end. Have you sacrificed a virgin today? Hell the "good book" says you should stone adulterers, have you stoned an adulterer today?
Frankly it amazes me that a race that can go to the moon and build supercomputers with chips smaller than your pinky nail would still have wars and mass killings over a book written by 1800 year dead goat herders at a time they thought the sun was a God in a chariot and based on stories handed down like Chinese Whispers about other goat herders that had been dead for centuries before a single line was written! you are free to believe what you want, hell believe in the great electron if that floats your boat, but seriously treating a patched together contradictory mess like that as the "word of God" is more than a little batshit. Its the word of a bunch of goat herders and ancient priests, nothing more. Hell look at a Strong's version and see how many words are ambiguous and could go one of several ways. if a Deity was writing an instruction manual do you honestly think he/she would leave so much open to interpretation?
As for TFA frankly they are as full of shit as those following the goat herders because until they can recreate those conditions in a lab and actually get life frankly we have NO clue as to which way it happened. it could have been asteroids bring the building blocks, it could have been lightning providing the right spark, could have been thermal vents, could have been pools, who the fuck knows. this planet has had so much turnover in the last 4 billion years frankly we know of maybe 2% of the things that have existed before us and we expect from such a limited dataset to figure out where the first living thing, the patient zero as it were, came from? give me a break.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.