More Denton: Reply to David (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, August 10, 2015, 17:30 (3393 days ago) @ dhw

dhw:You replied: “I have no idea how God does it.” That is why I complained that you were only willing to discuss practicalities when dealing with alternatives to your hypothesis. Double standards.-Your problem as an agnostic is that you want exactitude at every level of discussion. I can only reach certain conclusions that will have fuzzy edges, but are the best fit for what I observe, some of which is based on previous decisions. My viewpoint is a series of conclusions, which can be changed as science advances.
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> dhw: My hypothesis could hardly be further from your thoughts, though you are doing your best to obfuscate with this flabby use of “intelligent”. In my hypothesis cellular intelligence is autonomous and cells/cell communities are not automatons merely obeying God's instructions but are able (in some cases) to work things out for themselves as conditions change.-Does initial life start with information in DNA or not? The controls of all subsequent life is based on this question. Epigenetic changes appear to modify the expression of DNA genes, but not to change the underlying DNA. What cells can add is modulating information, not the basic start of life information.