All scientific theories can be 100% prooved by working backwards.
Take an insect, put him in blender, put the resulting homogenous biochemical soup in a container, create condiitons the same as the primordial soup and wait and see what happens. Nothing will happen.
Take the same insect, suffocate him to keep him intact. Put him in a jar and wait to see what happens. Nothing will happen.
In the first experiment you had all the building blocks for life in a random pattern. Did life spontaneously start?
In the second experiment you had all the building blocks for life in a highly organised pattern. Got a jump on evolution. Did life spontaneously start?
You are probably saying "what a stupid experiment", well that is the very basics of the evolution theory in nut shell.
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Abiogensis does not equal evolution, and abiogensis doesn't occur spontaneously in a sealed jar, you need to add some form of energy. It is thought that ligtening orginally provided the required energy. Google "Urey and Miller" sometime and you will see that an experiment has been done that shows that amino acids and other simple organic molecules can form from inorganic molecules in an electrified soup.
Oh yeah, and dead flies do not return to life no matter what you do to them.
You are probably saying "what a stupid experiment"
At least he got one thing right. The rest would make many scientists, science teachers, and just people in general weep bitter, bitter tears.
Now, try taking a couple ounces of metallic cesium and throwing it into a bathtub full of water; then come back with a report on the results.
Tiny pieces of you floating down from the ceiling will be considered results.
Kevin, those weren't even proper strawmen. They were empty pieces of clothing with a couple of straws stuck in them.
Take an insect, put him in blender, put the resulting homogenous biochemical soup in a container, create condiitons the same as the primordial soup and wait and see what happens. Nothing will happen.
Well, maybe it will. Try waiting 2 billion years.
Experiment (1) requires either a very small blender or a very large insect.
Experiment (2) would be rather difficult, since that "same insect" would likely be no longer "intact" after the completion of experiment (1).
And I agree with you, it is a stupid experiment.
ACtual evolution theory: Put a multitiude of fish in an aquarium, of similar genetic stuff, so they can breed.
Give them food and millions of years and they will adapt to their conditions.
That's evolution in a nutshell, dumbass.
Interesting thing, my father (who is a geologist) actually works with a fellow who has devoted a good deal of research to finding ways to recreate the necessary conditions to create life, and yes, it involves a lot more than a pureed bug in a tupperware dish.
If you actually try either of these 'experiments', and it is clear that Kevin hasn't , then what will happen is,in a few days, fungal and bacterial growth will be observed, thus disproving Kevins original hypothesis.
Yeah! I know! it is still a stupid experiment.
If I put you in a blender and ram the result up your mothers vagina, will you come out again?
Nothing that has died will ever come to life again. Only your stupid book think they will.
You don't know the first thing about experiments, do ya?
@Swede
Actually, it is possible to revive people who are, for all intents and purposes, dead.
Of course such examples only work if the death was recent, and only if the body has suffered very little damage.
Philbert McAdamia (oopsy)
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Take an insect, put him in blender, put the resulting homogenous biochemical soup in a container, create condiitons the same as the primordial soup and wait and see what happens. Nothing will happen.
Take the same insect, suffocate him to keep him intact. Put him in a jar and wait to see what happens. Nothing will happen.
Hmm, maybe if you stick pins in him to kill him, cover him up with a rock for a day and a half (call it 3 days, what the hell), wait around for a couple thousand years, then I'm sure the same bug will come back to life soon.
Confused?
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