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Lmale's picture
Science is awesome!!

Anyone heard of xna a synthetic version of dna made from inorganic molecules.
I bet you can see something significant in that.
Ive included a link:
http://io9.com/5903221/meet-xna-the-first-synthetic-dna-that-evolves-lik...

My second post is about reverse engineering dinosaurs from chicken using no tricks just atavisms surely that proves 'macro' evolution.
And heres a link:
http://apt46.net/2011/09/28/reverse-engineering-a-dinosaur/

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Lmale's picture
I forget the words but there

I forget the words but there are 2 basic typed of growth for new beings not counting plants or asexual reproduction.
They are grown mouth first or anus first. Guess which we are i laughed when i found out were all grown from assholes lol.
I cant wait to see what you partner can tell you im a bit frightened by what this can do its far more stable than dna and has the potential to wipe us out. If carefully controlled it can be used to create life forms that can exist anywhere we cant even space!!
Im hoping this topic becomes the place to find out all the new things going on and discuss them.
I suppose i should link an evolution site not that i believe a theist will look at it but its full of interesting misconceptions.
Spoke to someone claiming to be an ex evolutionist turned creationist. But he didnt even know evolution has got nothing to do with the origin of life lol.
This is a link from a highly respected institute of higher learning so i bet my life its not biased.
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php

Lmale's picture
Policing it in the future

Policing it in the future could be a nightmare anyone with a chemists degree could make some in a shed.

Lmale's picture
Futurescape the documentary

Futurescape the documentary where is heard about xna said the equipments gotten cheap enough that its easy to buy.
Hey ive been wondering if they have tried making a silicon based version rather than carbon based. Ive always thought silicon based life should be possible.

SammyShazaam's picture
More than possible. Much more

More than possible. Much more durable in theory, actually... however, without the atomic wildcard that is carbon I don't see how such life would spontaneously be created in the same way ours was, and evolve as easily. Given enough time and exposure though, anything is possible. Silicon based life would be able to withstand completely different situations than we are, and therefore may be exposed to a more harsh environment where damage, regeneration, and variation would allow for evolution into a wide variety of different lifeforms like we see here on Earth. That'd be cool.

I spent a long time in biochem running simulations for situations like this. It's been a while since that part of my schooling though, and word on the street is that they now run physical simulations for application in wetware.

Personally, I don't see why we even limit our understanding of possible life to the physical realm, all things being possible and all.

firebolt's picture
Is this going to be the

Is this going to be the beginning of the zombie apocalypse now?

Lmale's picture
Nope this is gonna be the one

Nope this is gonna be the one where aliens wipe us out aliens that we created.

Lmale's picture
Fuck me physicist Andrew

Fuck me physicist Andrew Cleland has proved quantum theory applies to items larger than an atom hes designed a 'paddle' that exists in two places at the same time!!!
Parallel realities may be real!!!!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGIb2oxo4M

Lmale's picture
Oh sheet if there are

Oh sheet if there are infinite universes oh man you know what that would HAVE to mean.
See if you can guess before i tell you i relon gregpek will figure it out.

Zaphod's picture
Universes without religion

Universes without religion exist.

mattyn's picture
What do you think those are

What do you think those are like Zaph? Better or worse? I could say either way and cite many examples where religion tends to "scare" its followers into doing the right thing or we could envision a universe where people are doing the right thing just because.

Lmale's picture
Much worse!!!!!!!!!!

Much worse!!!!!!!!!!

Lmale's picture
Try thinking of the worse

Try thinking of the worse thing that could possibly happen.

Zaphod's picture
Sorry man, I can think of

Sorry man, I can think of many many things this game could go on forever especially with infinite universes. Trying to put myself in what we know of Greg's mind since you think he would get it faster than the rest of us and putting it in a negative direction I will venture one last guess. If there are infinite universes this would mean there would be universes where earth was completely ruled by people with Muslim belief. However that said, I think Mr. Pek would more likely think in a positive at least to him direction and be looking for a one way ticket to a universe where Mohammad was never born or better yet where people had moved past religion all together,

Lmale's picture
Nope if you can wait well see

Nope if you can wait well see what greg says if not ill be kind and tell you.

Lmale's picture
By the way i didnt mean

By the way i didnt mean because of gregs islam posts i ment cos i judge greg to have a good intelligence and way of thinking.

Lmale's picture
I dont think gregs going to

I dont think gregs going to comment so i will tell you since ive another link to post here about a different subject.
If there are an infinite number of universes anything with even a remote possibility must exist true? Well there is a remote possibility that a god could exist until proven otherwise. That would have to mean somewhere in all those universes there is a god.
You just know theists hearing this will say it confirms them 'we are that remote universe' their book proves their god and multiverse proves a god can exist.
Hey as a side note theres a new hypothesis that could explain how the big bang started we are the result of a black hole forming in another universe its about gravity and mass twisting space-time into a spiral and tearing a hole through it. Kinda like a twister shaped wormhole only not.

Zaphod's picture
There is and has always been

There is and has always been a possibility a god like being, universal condition, enviroment, creature, celestial body, ect.. could exists even in this single universe. The proof of existence of infinite universes or even just more would amplify all likelihoods and more than likely also the the possibilities that are not god like thus reduce the chance or probability any one particular version of a god was correct especially those that we are created in the likeliness of.

Just because infinite or parallel universes would magnify the probability of such a creature being or body existing does not confirm or prove the existence of a such a thing. but it would also magnify the odds such a being does not exist. I like many atheist would be willing to accept such a thing to exist if given actual solid proof. Anyone making the argument that this proves the existence of their god or even increases the chances of their god existing do not understand how things like actually work.

Zaphod's picture
There is and has always been

There is and has always been a possibility a god like being, universal condition, enviroment, creature, celestial body, ect.. could exists even in this single universe. The proof of existence of infinite universes or even just more would amplify all likelihoods and more than likely also the the possibilities that are not god like thus reduce the chance or probability any one particular version of a god was correct especially those that we are created in the likeliness of.

Just because infinite or parallel universes would magnify the probability of such a creature being or body existing does not confirm or prove the existence of a such a thing. but it would also magnify the odds such a being does not exist. I like many atheist would be willing to accept such a thing to exist if given actual solid proof. Anyone making the argument that this proves the existence of their god or even increases the chances of their god existing do not understand how things like actually work.

Lmale's picture
On to todays post.

On to todays post.
The beginning of the end is here they have invented an artificial intelligence that can learn and instantly pass the knowledge to other machines using wifi.
http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blog/2013/02/26/juggling-drones-quadcop...

Lmale's picture
Man christians are gonna be

Man christians are gonna be pissed the end of the world will be robots not god lol

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