Posts by cofty

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

They can't comprehend that intelligent design merely means intelligent design, whether by another biological lifeform, spirit, computer simulation, etc, it absolutely has nothing to do or prove any god of any religion - Bad Wolf

Why do you say "they can't comprehend"? I am very familiar with the disingenuous claims of the ID movement and the Discovery Institute. Their attempts to distance themselves from the word "god" are well known lies that have been exposed many times by their own words. It was the centrepiece of the Dover trial.

But even if we take your statement at face value it gets us nowhere apart from an infinite regress.

Evolution has no need for an "intelligent designer". There is no question that cannot be answered by naturalistic methods. Methodological Naturalism is the bedrock of science.

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

How did life, DNA, biochemical pathways originate? - Dimble Nuck

This series of threads is about the evidence that every living thing evolved from a common ancestor. This mush is unassailable and beyond all sensible debate in the scientific community.

This explains why better-informed creationists only ever want to talk about abiogenesis and cosmic origins.

There has been a lot of exciting progress in the field of abiogenesis in recent years. Bioenergetics is the key. Life - all the way to the first cell - probably originated in alkaline hydrothermal vents. If you are genuinely interested get a copy of "The Vital Question" by Nick Lane. Of course we both know you have no genuine interest in answers to your "questions".

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

Showing comparisons and similarities in DNA does not automatically equate that everything spawned from a common ancestor - Bad wolf

Yes that is correct. The evidence for common ancestry in our DNA is far far more compelling than simple sequence comparison. I have described quite a few in this series of threads including pseudogenes, ERVs, ALU elements. Here is an extract from #3 ...

Imagine you are teacher with suspicions that some of your pupils have been copying from each other. Comparing the correct answers in all of their assignments might not provide conclusive evidence. They could simply claim they had all carefully revised the same textbooks so it shouldn't be surprising that they all gave the same answers. The way to prove there has been cheating going on is to examine their mistakes. There might be only one way to answer some questions correctly but there are almost limitless ways to get it wrong.

By examining a number of identical mistakes you could even build up a family tree of plagiarism and show who wrote the original essay and who copied from whom.

In a similar way geneticists have been able to confirm the evolutionary history of humans and other species by examining errors in our DNA.

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

Is any of this stuff peer reviewed by actual scientists? It kind of seems like an incredible waste of time to both read and write if it isn't - Steel

Yes everything I have written is based on books and articles that are in turn based on peer-reviewed papers. None of it is even controversial in mainstream science.

As JWs we were lied to about evolution. We were thoroughly ignorant of the facts - as you can see from many of the contributors to this thread. It is certainly not a waste of time to help others understand this subject. Not only is it fascinating it also has significant implications for our other beliefs. No doubt this is why it attracts such vitriol.

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ISIS update

by The Fall Guy in

it's reported that isis terrorists in syria are putting small video cameras on all of the vehicles they use, in order to use the footage as propaganda.

they're calling them daesh-cams..

cofty

Come on Cofty you can be a little more optimistic than that - Fink

No I really can't.

Maybe its history will deter an organization like this from starting up for awhile at least

What about hizb ut-tahrir, boko haram, al qaeda, Al-Muhajiroun, and numerous other violent jihadi Salafist organisations we could mention?

The dream of a Caliphate has not gone away. Like any other cult they will revise the specifics of their eschatology and start again.

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ISIS update

by The Fall Guy in

it's reported that isis terrorists in syria are putting small video cameras on all of the vehicles they use, in order to use the footage as propaganda.

they're calling them daesh-cams..

cofty

It appears Isis is slowly becoming extinct - Fink

ISIS is not becoming extinct. It is losing the last of its territory in Iraq but that could make it even more of a threat to us in the west.

Tens of thousands of well-trained ideologues will be looking for new targets. It will regroup and find a different way to establish the Caliphate.

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

Perry you have asserted that prof Tours, one of the top ten chemists on the world has requested a personal meeting with me and that you will fund the trip.

Is this accurate or are you lying for Jesus?

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

Perry. Biological evolution is a well established fact. That explains the journey from LUCA to all of the millions of species on our planet.

If your professor really isn't familiar with the countless lines of evidence for this then I'm sure he has access to a fantastic academic library.

The questions of how geochemistry became biochemistry are very lively fields of research. He could invite Nick Lane of UCL for a visit if he seriously wants to discuss the latest developments in bioenergetics.

If as you imply, he really doesn't know in detail how an enzyme works at a molecular level he should ask one of his first year students.

If you have any specific objections to any of my first 40 threads on this topic that you can explain in your own words feel free to ask.

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Evolutionist on their deathbed.

by Nimble duck in

i would really like to read the thoughts of an evolutionist as they lie on their deathbed.

their "honest to nogod" thoughts.

their terrors.

cofty

What the f is the matter with you?

Superstitious fear probably.

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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40

by cofty in

#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..

cofty

I was once brought in by the Dean of the Department, many years ago, and he was a chemist. He was kind of concerned about some things. I said, “Let me ask you something. You’re a chemist. Do you understand this? How do you get DNA without a cell membrane? And how do you get a cell membrane without a DNA? And how does all this come together from this piece of jelly?” We have no idea, we have no idea. - Anon

Notice this statement is attributed to an anonymous dean of an anonymous department of an unnamed university at an unstated date "many years ago".

If the puzzled Dean is still interested I could point him at the latest developments in origins.

Of course if your or your anonymous Dean knew anything at all about evolution you would address the evidence for evolution instead of changing the subject to abiogenesis.