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homunculus
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Message 16 of 211 (495612)
01-23-2009 4:41 PM


-Law of Providence-
Keep in mind that I am not asserting this as a variable. I claim that provision is required. Because in 6,000 years, the only thing that has been observed is life producing life (I.E. mating), sources for all happenings and effects being caused.
Spontaneous Generation has never happened. Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens. Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.

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Message 18 of 211 (495614)
01-23-2009 4:49 PM
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Re: -Law of Providence-
homunculus writes:
Keep in mind that I am not asserting this as a variable. I claim that provision is required. Because in 6,000 years, the only thing that has been observed is life producing life (I.E. mating), sources for all happenings and effects being caused.
Spontaneous Generation has never happened. Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens. Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.
Right, so then we're done, I suppose? Anything you haven't seen happening with your own eyes is impossible.
Next!

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Message 19 of 211 (495618)
01-23-2009 5:04 PM
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01-23-2009 4:41 PM


Re: -Law of Providence-
Keep in mind that I am not asserting this as a variable. I claim that provision is required. Because in 6,000 years, the only thing that has been observed is life producing life (I.E. mating), sources for all happenings and effects being caused.
Spontaneous Generation has never happened. Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens. Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.
Bullshit.
A long long long time ago, there were not even atoms in the Universe so it was physically impossible for life to exist. Life exists today. Therefore, at some point life had to spontaneously generate from non-life.
The only way that is wrong is if life has existed forever. But we know that isn't true.

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Message 20 of 211 (495639)
01-23-2009 6:22 PM
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01-23-2009 4:41 PM


Re: -Law of Providence-
Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens.
Really? When did you complete this exhaustive survey of the entire universe and where can I see the published data?

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Message 21 of 211 (495673)
01-23-2009 9:38 PM
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01-23-2009 4:41 PM


-What Law of Providence is That?-
Spontaneous Generation has never happened. Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens. Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.
Don't be so sure. It could be happening several million times a day and getting eaten just as quickly. How would we recognize it? If these neo-biota take months to copy themselves we'd never be able to sort it out from the noise unless we knew exactly what to look for.
BTW, if the Universe guarantees something, it's called natural. It's called supernatural when pixies guarantees it.

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18 And we all live happily ever after.

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Message 22 of 211 (495689)
01-23-2009 10:47 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by bluescat48
01-23-2009 2:05 PM


homunculus writes:
Figurative to illustrate; 1 mile closer to the sun we would burn up, 1 mile further away we would freeze.
Where did you pick up this statement which is totally debunked before it is stated. Since the earth's orbit is an ellipse with the sun a on focus, there is about a 3 million mile difference in distance at the aphelion to the perihelion, aphelion 94.5 million miles, perihelion 91.5 million miles. That is a lot more than 1. Your point sound like a hovindism (something stupid that Kent Hovind would say)
I'm replying this to your post since homunculus apparently removed that claim after your reply to him.
Yes, it is indeed true that over the year the earth's distance from the sun varies by 3 million miles and that does indeed debunk his and creationists'/IDists' false claim that the slightest shift in the earth's distance would eitehr make it too hot or too cold for life to exist. But you forgot the icing on the cake, especially then the creationist/IDist lives in the Northern Hemisphere.
The earth is at perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, in the first week of January, in the dead of winter. I'm sure that homunculus (assuming he lives in the northern hemisphere) has been outside this month and has noticed how intensely hot it's been, too hot for any life to exist. Just as I'm sure that in the beginning of June, when we're farthest away from the sun, he could not help but notice how all life was frozen dead from the surface of the earth ... at least when he could wipe the sweat from his eyes.
Isn't it amazing how much embaressment they could avoid if they were to only stop to learn something first?
Edited by dwise1, : No reason given.

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Message 23 of 211 (495694)
01-23-2009 11:18 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by homunculus
01-23-2009 4:41 PM


Re: -Law of Providence-
Hey homunculus,
Keep in mind that I am not asserting this as a variable. I claim that provision is required. Because in 6,000 years, the only thing that has been observed is life producing life (I.E. mating), ...
Right, so what happens when we look back to 3,600,000,000 years ago?
4,000,000,000 years ago?
4,400,000,000 years ago?
Spontaneous Generation has never happened.
Ah yes, the misunderstanding of Louis Pasteur and his fellow scientists. Spontaneous Generation of decay causing bacteria and fly larva disproved by experiments that curiously don't replicate primordial conditions and only last a couple of days.
Actually all those many experiments proved and confirmed was that decay was not spontaneous. When dead matter was put in sterile conditions it did not decay. This also led to the discovery that bacteria cause what is called decay by breaking down the proteins in the dead matter.
Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.
And this is why the earth orbits the sun1 .... Wonderful.
Enjoy


1 - sun: a rather small and insignificant star in one of the outer arms of a galaxy that is just like many other galaxies, a real stand-out.

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Message 24 of 211 (495695)
01-23-2009 11:22 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by dwise1
01-23-2009 10:47 PM


Isn't it amazing how much embaressment they could avoid if they were to only stop to learn something first?
Yes, I agree. If they would learn something, maybe then we could deal with important issues.

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homunculus
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Message 25 of 211 (495707)
01-24-2009 2:06 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Larni
01-23-2009 5:10 AM


Re: Goldilocks
Yes, life can flourish in just about every place on the earth. But, as stated in the providential law, it is limited to the earth. my assertion is comparing the rationality of supernatural intercession with spontaneous generation.
As per the argument, I noted that life on earth exists on a delicate balance of global position, climate and atmospheric gases.
the atmosphere is 'all too conveniently' some 75 - 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1 - 3% carbon dioxide as well as other gasses in the atmosphere represent the ideal figures necessary for the survival of living beings, consequently separating earth's ecosystem from the vacuum of space.
earths global position sets about 90 million miles from the sun, according to the "experts". earth's solar distance measures max difference of about 5 million miles. astronomically speaking, 5 million miles isn't an extreme range of distance, considering the sometimes visible Mar's average distance of 140 million miles to the sun. Differing range of 50 million miles to earth.
Back to the point at hand, earth houses life on a plain of pain staking balances. In addition to the much needed conditions for life on earth, according to evolution, life would have needed to spontaneously generate, as per the conditions or nigh.
The problem with spontaneous generation, again, is that it has never been observed or had evidential facts documented. Since there is no other life in 'observable space', we can safely assume that, according to evolution, spontaneous generation would've had to have taken place due to earth's global specific environs.
Sadly, No such spontaneous generation observed or evidence documented, again. Thus, making spontaneous generation entirely speculation, which happens to be a founding principle of Evolution. This principle, as well as the rest of them (not confusing Evolution with 'adaptation' or 'science of immutable change over time', I like to separate the weeds from the crop), is entirely speculation.
Finally, until life does spontaneously generate, either on this planet or on another, I'm ruling that 'living' organic provision is required, which ultimately, not only suggests the supernatural, it requires it.

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Message 26 of 211 (495715)
01-24-2009 2:45 AM
Reply to: Message 25 by homunculus
01-24-2009 2:06 AM


Re: Goldilocks
homunculus writes:
Yes, life can flourish in just about every place on the earth. But, as stated in the providential law, it is limited to the earth. my assertion is comparing the rationality of supernatural intercession with spontaneous generation.
You're using a lot of big words to put together a bullshit argument. First of all, you're making an assertion about the universe based on 1 single data point: Earth.
As per the argument, I noted that life on earth exists on a delicate balance of global position, climate and atmospheric gases.
Delicate balance? Bullshit! Even if tomorrow the Earth is completely deprived of oxygen, it would still be teeming with life. It will be a completely different biosphere than what we know now, but life will go on.
the atmosphere is 'all too conveniently' some 75 - 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1 - 3% carbon dioxide as well as other gasses in the atmosphere represent the ideal figures necessary for the survival of living beings, consequently separating earth's ecosystem from the vacuum of space.
Again, you have convieniently ignored what other posters have stated, so let me state this again.
You are looking at a pothole filled with water and claiming that the pothole was somehow designed to fit the shape of the water in the pothole now.
The Earth happened to have such combination of gases in the atmosphere. Life adapted to such conditions. Those that didn't adapt died out.
earths global position sets about 90 million miles from the sun, according to the "experts". earth's solar distance measures max difference of about 5 million miles. astronomically speaking, 5 million miles isn't an extreme range of distance, considering the sometimes visible Mar's average distance of 140 million miles to the sun. Differing range of 50 million miles to earth.
Again, have you even heard of extremophiles?
And whatever happened to the 1 mile difference bullshit argument?
Back to the point at hand, earth houses life on a plain of pain staking balances. In addition to the much needed conditions for life on earth, according to evolution, life would have needed to spontaneously generate, as per the conditions or nigh.
What the hell are you talking about? (1) Evolution doesn't have anything to do with abiogenesis. (2) You are still looking at the pothole filled with water and claiming that the pothole is somehow designed to fit the current shape of the water.
The problem with spontaneous generation, again, is that it has never been observed or had evidential facts documented. Since there is no other life in 'observable space', we can safely assume that, according to evolution, spontaneous generation would've had to have taken place due to earth's global specific environs.
You're still using a lot of big words to make a bullshit argument.
You are making a cosmic claim based on 1 single data point. You're proposing that life can only exist in current observable conditions on Earth, nevermind the fact that we haven't been able to go anywhere else to collect any data.
If you have data from other places in the cosmos that I'm not aware of, please share.
Finally, until life does spontaneously generate, either on this planet or on another, I'm ruling that 'living' organic provision is required, which ultimately, not only suggests the supernatural, it requires it.
Why stop there? Don't even bother to go to school. Goddunit seems to answer everything, doesn't it? Don't waste your time learning algebra, chemistry, thermodynamics, and a kazillion other subjects not using the goddunit approach.
Jesus Christ University - where you get an automatic A for being able to write "goddunit" in every answer box on the exams.
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Message 27 of 211 (495716)
01-24-2009 2:57 AM


observation
Is it just me? Or has anyone else noticed that homunculus keeps assertin the same things, in a slightly different form, That have already been demolished by his critics.

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Message 28 of 211 (495717)
01-24-2009 3:11 AM
Reply to: Message 16 by homunculus
01-23-2009 4:41 PM


Re: -Law of Providence-
homunculus writes:
Keep in mind that I am not asserting this as a variable. I claim that provision is required. Because in 6,000 years, the only thing that has been observed is life producing life (I.E. mating), sources for all happenings and effects being caused.
Spontaneous Generation has never happened. Look the universe over for life self generating. It never happens. Our universe does not suggest the supernatural, it guarantees it.
If life can only come from life, where did the first life come from?
Further, we can observe new life emerging without the need for mating.
And as a final thought, there is absolutely NO evidence for the supernatural.

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Message 29 of 211 (495719)
01-24-2009 3:29 AM
Reply to: Message 25 by homunculus
01-24-2009 2:06 AM


Re: Goldilocks
Homunculus writes:
Yes, life can flourish in just about every place on the earth. But, as stated in the providential law,
What law?
it is limited to the earth.
How do you know?
my assertion is comparing the rationality of supernatural intercession with spontaneous generation.
Well, since we have absolutely no evidence for the supernatural, yet we have some clues pointing to the natural, I'd say the natural is a bit ahead on this one.
As per the argument, I noted that life on earth exists on a delicate balance of global position, climate and atmospheric gases.
the atmosphere is 'all too conveniently' some 75 - 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1 - 3% carbon dioxide as well as other gasses in the atmosphere represent the ideal figures necessary for the survival of living beings, consequently separating earth's ecosystem from the vacuum of space.
earths global position sets about 90 million miles from the sun, according to the "experts". earth's solar distance measures max difference of about 5 million miles. astronomically speaking, 5 million miles isn't an extreme range of distance, considering the sometimes visible Mar's average distance of 140 million miles to the sun. Differing range of 50 million miles to earth.
So why did you say: "1 mile closer to the sun and we would burn, 1 mile further and we would freeze."Which has been shown to be false for a very long time now? But this still doesn't matter. As I said, the Earth doesn't fit life perfectly, life fits the Earth perfectly.
Back to the point at hand
Ok
earth houses life on a plain of pain staking balances.
Wrong. Life has developed to fit those circumstances.
In addition to the much needed conditions for life on earth, according to evolution, life would have needed to spontaneously generate, as per the conditions or nigh.
Wrong. Evolution doesn't care how life began, it only comes into play after life has arisen.
The problem with spontaneous generation, again, is that it has never been observed or had evidential facts documented.
Then where did the first life come from, if it didn't come from other life?
Since there is no other life in 'observable space',
How do you know, have you seen everything in observable space? Do you even have any idea how BIG observable space is?
we can safely assume that, according to evolution, spontaneous generation would've had to have taken place due to earth's global specific environs.
Wrong. Evolution doesn't care how life began, it only comes into play after life has arisen.
Sadly, No such spontaneous generation observed or evidence documented, again.
then where did the first life come from?
Thus, making spontaneous generation entirely speculation, which happens to be a founding principle of Evolution.
Wrong. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with evolution.
This principle, as well as the rest of them (not confusing Evolution with 'adaptation' or 'science of immutable change over time', I like to separate the weeds from the crop), is entirely speculation.
What the hell are those other two things you bring up here? Evolution is the change of allele frequencies in a population over time. It ahs nothing to do with where the first life comes from, despite you claiming it again and again. Please check what the theory of evolution actually says, before attacking it and showing that you don't know what it says.
Finally, until life does spontaneously generate, either on this planet or on another, I'm ruling that 'living' organic provision is required, which ultimately, not only suggests the supernatural, it requires it.
Why is organic material "supernatural"? And again I ask you, if life can only come from life, where did the first life come from?

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Message 30 of 211 (495720)
01-24-2009 3:30 AM


Dem rocks
Hi, HC. In a sense, life does come from non-life. While a life form may 'initiate' development of a replica, the copy will be 'constructed' from non-life, e.g. minerals. Take away the inorganics, no life. At least in the human body, apart from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, we require:
Calcium - needed for muscle, heart and digestive system health, builds bone, supports synthesis and function of blood cells.
Chlorine (chloride) - needed for production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and in cellular pump functions.
Cobalt - needed as a cofactor with vitamin B12. Prevents pernicious anemia.
Copper - required component of many redox enzymes, including cytochrome c oxidase.
Iodine - required for the biosynthesis of thyroxine.
Iron - required for many proteins and enzymes, notably hemoglobin.
Magnesium - required for processing ATP and for bones.
Manganese - a cofactor in enzyme functions.
Molybdenum - required as a cofactor for xanthine oxidase and related oxidases.
Nickel - required as a cofactor for urease.
Phosphorus - a component of bones (e.g., apatite), energy processing (e.g., ATP), and many other functions.
Potassium - a systemic electrolyte, essential in coregulating ATP with sodium.
Selenium - a cofactor essential to activity of antioxidant enzymes like glutathione peroxidase.
Sodium - a systemic electrolyte, essential in coregulating ATP with potassium.
Sulfur - Required in synthesizing amino acids cysteine and methionine.
Zinc - required for several enzymes such as carboxypeptidase, liver alcohol dehydrogenase, and carbonic anhydrase.
No other minerals have been proven essential, although chromium is often considered useful in sugar metabolism, and is taken as a supplement (chromium picolinate). Other trace minerals with unproven physiological functions include boron, bromine, silicon, tungsten, and vanadium.
Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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