Posts by cofty

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I believe in Evolution and that God created life

by Crabby in

anyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.

cofty

6. All codes result from an intentional choice and agreement between sender and recipient

There is no recipient in DNA. It's all just electrons doing their thing.

In DNA, information is just a metaphor.

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I believe in Evolution and that God created life

by Crabby in

anyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.

cofty

Vidqun - This is called a discussion forum. Discussion isn't the same thing as demanding somebody watch almost an hour of ill-informed pseudo-science.

If you think the video makes any compelling points then present them succinctly in your own words.

DNA is the most important evidence for evolution.

#1 Protein Functional Redundancy
Comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things.

#2 DNA Functional Redundancy
Comparison of the DNA that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy.

#3 ERVs
Endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins.

#4 Smelly Genes
Hundreds of broken genes that used to code for olfactory receptors in our ancestors are still found in our genome.

#5 Vitamin C
Why humans can no longer make their own vitamin C and what that tells us about our species' history.

#6 Human Chromosome 2
Our second biggest chromosome is made up of two of our ancestors' chromosomes stuck end-to-end.

#7 Human Egg Yolk Gene
Humans and our primate cousins have the genes for making vitellogenin and they are all broken in the same way.

#8 Jumping Genes
Bits of parasitic code called ALU elements prove our common ancestry with primates.

#9 Less Chewing More Thinking
A broken gene for a type of muscle fibre we no longer have tells a story about our evolutionary past.

#10 Non-Coding DNA
In common with many other species huge amounts of our genome originated as copying errors.

#26 Colour Vision...
How gene duplication - new "information" -and mutation equipped us with trichromatic vision.

#29 Use it or Lose it...
Fossil genes reveal the history of modern species.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

A Ha that is an excellent book by Nick Lane.

He is actively working on origin of life energetics in his lab at University College London and has had funding for the last few years. His latest book "The Vital Question" lays out the development of his ideas since he wrote "Oxygen" in I think it was 2002

"Power, Sex, Suicide - Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life" is really excellent too but his latest book updates some of it.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

that doesn't automatically mean all the answers have been explained

Are you familiar with the term "straw man fallacy"?

If it was good enough to bug Chuck it's good enough for me

Darwin lived 150 years ago. Most of the progress in the origin of life has happened in the past 2 decades.

Until we solve this issue it is not possible to make any absolute statement.

Yes it is possible to say absolutely beyond all reasonable doubt that every living thing evolved from a common ancestor over millions of years. That fact is not in any way dependent on an explanation of the origin of life.

To know what the biochemical charge was (yes cofty scientists absolutely use this term)

Scientists use a lot of terms but if you want to know something you have to ask the question in a way that makes sense. You can't just throw some random sciencey words and phrases around and pretend you have said something.

I'm all ears on how the origin of life started. Happy to listen to anything anyone has to say. But alas no one has said much,

So you want somebody to explain abiogenesis in one post do you? I have a series of almost 40 threads on the evidence for evolution and I haven't scratched the surface yet.

I offered to discuss the evidence with you. All I asked was that you take 2 or 3 minutes to list a few bullet points setting out what you understand about the topic so far. From that starting point I can help you without wasting time on basics that you already know.

I offered to recommend some excellent books that will describe the latest progress but you have ignored my offer. You clearly have no genuine interest.

I will start a new thread on origin of life in the near future.

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JW broadcasting and doubts

by Colinconfused in

hi everyone to cut a long story short, ive been away from the meetings for over 10 years.

i recently reconnected with the congregation and started a study.

cant get my head around all the changes and jw broadcasting.

cofty

Hi ColinC welcome to the forum.

I recently reconnected with the congregation and started a study

Why did you do that?

Other changes you might have noticed include constant requests for money, endless child abuse cover-up scandals and a new emphasis on worshipping the governing body.

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Three graphs in connection with the Watch Tower's current financial situation

by slimboyfat in

a number of public statements by the governing body indicate that they are experiencing financial difficulty and they have appealed to jws to donate more money.

public information on the financial situation of the watchtower society is limited.

but what does the information they do publish indicate about their situation?

cofty

Why did the cost of supporting special pioneers, missionaries and travelling overseers more than double in ten years?

Maybe that's how the GB hide their secret bonuses.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

Sure on the paper. Whose the independent party assessing the validity and worth of these papers? You're writing one too right? May have to make some time to do it. Not something I'd write in an hour. - Hadriel

I didn't ask you to write a paper.

I asked you to very briefly list some bullet points so that I would understand what you think scientists are saying happened at the beginning of life. You claimed to have done extensive research of the topic. It should take about 3 minutes at the very most.

If you do that it will help me and others to understand where some of your words and phrases are coming from - they still make no sense in the way you are using them. I genuinely would like to have a conversation about this but I want to know where to start.

I think you might be talking about the energy requirements of the origin of life? Is it a question about thermodynamics? If so then that is a very good question but you have done a sterling job of avoiding it so far.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

cofty

I don't understand why they'll move a sport from BBC One to Four, then Two, then back to One, etc

The major news programmes at 6, 9 and 10 pm on BBC One never get moved as a rule. Also the BBC2 Newsnight programme at 10:30. So the Olympic coverage gets switched during the news. In the UK you can also press the "Red Button" and select a menu of Olympic events that are being streamed simultaneously.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

cofty

The BBC does an excellent job of covering sport.

No advert breaks ever!