Intelligence (Origins)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Thursday, March 07, 2013, 02:18 (4068 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: The Orphan gene article I just presented offers a possible glimpse into a DNA directed designed advance.
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> DHW: Yes, it does. And it is fascinating: 
> "Over time, the gene may come to be expressed in other tissues and evolve new functions. 
> New discoveries about the nature of proteins also make the idea of genes arising de novo seem far more plausible. It was once thought proteins must be folded into a delicate, precise 3D structure to work properly, but it now seems many exist in a state of intrinsic disorder, flitting through thousands of different possible conformations, all the while remaining perfectly functional."
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> There could scarcely be a better description of the whole process of cosmic and biological evolution, in which many of the elements "exist in a state of intrinsic disorder, flitting through thousands of different conformations, all the while remaining perfectly functional." Why would a "fully formed mind" with a specific purpose and with the knowledge of how to achieve its purpose have to experiment with thousands of different possible conformations in order to reach that purpose? The higgledy-piggledy history of the universe and of life as we know them is filled with comings and goings that fit in perfectly with the concept of an undirected "intelligent" energy which has diversified ad hoc into countless different forms of matter, some remaining as they were, some progressively becoming more complex, knowledgeable and aware, and the vast majority probably disappearing back into the infinite pool.--I think they, and you too perhaps, might be jumping the gun here. From the cycle I have witnessed over and over, scientist will say something is random and disorganized only to find out that there actually IS an organization behind it that they simply did not understand at the time of making the discovery.(Junk DNA anyone?) Had they not been so busy back-patting and trying to justify their pet theory they might have found those patterns sooner. I am sure that time will show that this case is absolutely no different.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.