tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26682722.post1427841947947427075..comments2024-03-27T11:39:00.859-07:00Comments on Stones and Bones: A Short Outline of the Origin of LifeGary S. Hurdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296691454238708856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26682722.post-2701436609941279272009-04-26T16:20:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:20:00.000-07:00Gary,
Thank you for the effort you've put in trac...Gary, <br />Thank you for the effort you've put in tracking down and annotating those references. I'll be using those in several up-coming talks that I'll be giving (at the Unitarian Church and the Science Museum, and VCU). The creationists are so energetic - as Yeats described in his 'Second Coming' poem. It's hard to keep up with their industrious distortions... Ideology/Faith is a wonderful yeast for transforming facts into fictions. So I appreciate someone gathering together the relevant literature.Markhttp://www.people.vcu.edu/~mreimersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26682722.post-6200918976550118762008-12-29T06:42:00.000-08:002008-12-29T06:42:00.000-08:00I am glad that you liked it.From a evo/creato angl...I am glad that you liked it.<BR/><BR/>From a evo/creato angle, I would use the opening to point out that evolutionary theory from Darwin on never was concerned with OOL, and the validly of Evo is entirely separate from OOL.<BR/><BR/>Then, creationist critics insist that the Miller/Urey experiment was a “failure.” Even if it were, there are many other OOL experiments with solid results. However, Miller/Urey was not a failed experiment at all. And then at the end, I cite a number of experiments that demonstrate the potential for real metabolism and replication from stock chemicals- all of which are also known to occur abiotically.<BR/><BR/>If mainly I wanted to learn about the current status of OOL research, I would first read Iris Fry's book, and then J. William Schopf (editor). (both of which I added in the outline).<BR/><BR/>Iris Fry,<BR/>2000 "The Emergence of Life on Earth: A Historical and Scientific Overview" Rutgers University Press<BR/><BR/>Schopf, J. William<BR/>2002 “Life’s Origin: The Beginnings of Biological Evolution” University of California Press<BR/><BR/>Then, it would have to be the journals.<BR/><BR/>(Plus, I left out nearly all the references on nucleic bases. I hope to have time to add them soon)<BR/><BR/>GHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26682722.post-18051351446492749452008-12-28T16:06:00.000-08:002008-12-28T16:06:00.000-08:00An awesome overview! I promise to link to it often...An awesome overview! I promise to link to it often. Thanks.Jorgon Gorgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961096650184788709noreply@blogger.com