That's really interesting. In what way is the screen garbled? I've had infrequent (ocassionally frequent) crashes since moving to OS X, but always put it down to non-Apple memory modules (2x256MB). My display has also been acting up but I thought it was because my PowerBook was starting to show its age...
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either God directly created us or there is no God.
You're not a Catholic are you? If you are, read this.
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I think this article is more important than the dismisive comments suggest. Given enought time, who knows what could "evolve". You know, if enough plasma balls form in a short period of time, things could get interesting.
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Where is your proof for this?
Example no 1: When water freezes it floats. If, instead, it formed on the sea/lake/river bed it would kill everything that lived there.
I could go on, but I don't think you are interested in the facts.
We can look at the cold virus today and agree it is alive. We can look at a spec of dust and agree it is not alive. What I am saying is that going from 'non-life'->'life', there must be a point where we agree, yep, it's now alive. A few steps before this agreement, we may say 'yes, this arrangement of chemicals shows some attributes of being alive, but it's not quite there yet'.
There is a big difference if replication isn't always 100% accurate. Really, the question could be re-phrased 'What is the difference between evolution and duplication' and then it is not a trivial question at all.
is like saying the two tin cans on a string communicate
They do communicate. There is a gravitational attraction between them. Maybe the reason we can't figure out how life began is because we don't think outside the box.
doesn't mean that it's the 'beginning of life' or anything like that.
But surely, on Earth, a few billion years ago there was a point in time when there was 'non-life' then a few seconds later 'life'. Even if you consider evolution of life as a continuum, it does make sense to say there was a moment when 'life' began. The question is, was 'non-life' just a bunch of free-wheeling molecules, or an arrangement of chemicals that exhibited some of the attributes we might agree today can easily be labelled as 'life'.
I don't normally insult people, but you, AC, are dumb.
what do you care if your research, funded by the American tax-payer, only gets read by the people with a proper security clearance?
Well it's Game Over then, isn't it? Science didn't evolve this way and it certainly won't prosper under such a regime. So don't complain when it can't save your arse (like via new medicical discoveries), because you decided in your wisdom to suppress the spread of scientific knowledge. You bigot.
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One of my points is still valid:
It is essentially a meaningless sequence of keystrokes
What do you think?
I find it is very interesting to note that an industry continues to support CTRL ALT DELETE as a 'useful feature' despite the fact that:
- It is essentially a meaningless sequence of keystrokes
- It alienates end users from a technology that is supposed to make life easier
- It requires the use of two hands
To Hell with compromising US security. They use Windows??? Ha ha! We've got them covered.
Red Eagle, Red Eagle, that's a positive. Strike co-ordinates confirmed.
My PowerBook G3 boots twice as quickly as before.
causes the display to become garbled.
That's really interesting. In what way is the screen garbled? I've had infrequent (ocassionally frequent) crashes since moving to OS X, but always put it down to non-Apple memory modules (2x256MB). My display has also been acting up but I thought it was because my PowerBook was starting to show its age...
either God directly created us or there is no God.
You're not a Catholic are you? If you are, read this.
What is a sea mammal? A surfer?
I didn't say it was intelligent communication. Your analogy is poor.
It is still communication.
I think this article is more important than the dismisive comments suggest. Given enought time, who knows what could "evolve". You know, if enough plasma balls form in a short period of time, things could get interesting.
Where is your proof for this?
Example no 1: When water freezes it floats. If, instead, it formed on the sea/lake/river bed it would kill everything that lived there.
I could go on, but I don't think you are interested in the facts.
We can look at the cold virus today and agree it is alive. We can look at a spec of dust and agree it is not alive. What I am saying is that going from 'non-life'->'life', there must be a point where we agree, yep, it's now alive. A few steps before this agreement, we may say 'yes, this arrangement of chemicals shows some attributes of being alive, but it's not quite there yet'.
He said:
and possibly guided the development of life
so show me the evidence.
There is a big difference if replication isn't always 100% accurate. Really, the question could be re-phrased 'What is the difference between evolution and duplication' and then it is not a trivial question at all.
... and the amazing thing is, once it starts, its a runaway process that inevitably leads from single cell life to complex organisms.
In any case, development of life this way can still be consistent with a God that created the universe, and possibly guided the development of life
I agree with most of what you say, however there is no evidence for the above statement.
Get yourself an education. Life evolved here (and probably elsewhere). There is no need for a 'Creator'
is like saying the two tin cans on a string communicate
They do communicate. There is a gravitational attraction between them. Maybe the reason we can't figure out how life began is because we don't think outside the box.
"a pattern that attempts its own continuance despite destructive obstacles".
So Dodos were not alive?
doesn't mean that it's the 'beginning of life' or anything like that.
But surely, on Earth, a few billion years ago there was a point in time when there was 'non-life' then a few seconds later 'life'. Even if you consider evolution of life as a continuum, it does make sense to say there was a moment when 'life' began. The question is, was 'non-life' just a bunch of free-wheeling molecules, or an arrangement of chemicals that exhibited some of the attributes we might agree today can easily be labelled as 'life'.
Yeah, I've thought recently that the US is fscked, only they don't see it coming... I feel quite sad about this, though.
Uncle Sam deprives itself of workers who already have an education
What's wrong with working in your home country? They paid for your education after all.
I don't normally insult people, but you, AC, are dumb.
what do you care if your research, funded by the American tax-payer, only gets read by the people with a proper security clearance?
Well it's Game Over then, isn't it? Science didn't evolve this way and it certainly won't prosper under such a regime. So don't complain when it can't save your arse (like via new medicical discoveries), because you decided in your wisdom to suppress the spread of scientific knowledge. You bigot.
Won't ants and snails and stuff be able to climb up this thing? And what happens when they get zapped by all the radiation up there?
Last one to leap...
I call 18,000 a minority.