Hitchens addresses Intelligent Design (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, October 19, 2012, 15:54 (4419 days ago) @ dhw


> The complexity is incredible (apologies for my pedantry). I agree. The complexity is such that I cannot believe in chance. But if one cannot believe in a non-created transient form of life and consciousness, how can one believe in a non-created, eternal and universal form of life and consciousness? Round and round we go!-Here is a description of the complexity in the transcription process. It took 30 years to decipher:-"The structure shows that a first part of sigma recognizes the -10 element through contacts with single-stranded DNA that entail the unstacking and insertion of DNA bases of the -10 element into pockets. A second part of sigma recognizes the discriminator element through contacts with single-stranded DNA that entail the unstacking and insertion of a DNA base of the discriminator element into a pocket. A third part of sigma contacts the other strand of DNA and pre-organizes it to serve as the template for RNA synthesis. Finally, RNA polymerase recognizes the core recognition element through contacts with single-stranded DNA, unstacking and inserting a DNA base into a pocket. 'This study represents a very significant contribution to our understanding of the workings of this central macromolecular machine of gene expression,'"- 
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-scientists-unveil-d-molecular-machine.html