The biochemistry of cell communication (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, September 08, 2016, 21:27 (2787 days ago) @ dhw


> DAVID: I couldn't agree more that God may have given organisms the ability to 'work it out for themselves'. I would just like proof that such a mechanism exists. Until then pre-planning or dabble.
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> dhw: There is no proof of pre-planning or dabbling either, but I am more than happy with your agreement that organisms' ability to “work it out for themselves” may exist. (See also “Holographic Universe”). That means that cells/cell communities may be intelligent after all. Hallelujah! I'd better frame this post.-You are framing a hollow comment. I've not changed at all. If organism can work things out it will be by God's guidance thru a mechanism He has given them, that is intelligent information which makes it look like they are actually intelligent of their own accord.
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> dhw' And yet you couldn't agree more that God may have given organisms the ability to work it out for themselves. That is DIY. Developing immunity is just as much a part of an organism's method of coping with the environment as developing new means of locomotion, of breathing, of working out defensive strategies etc.-With the devil's immunity issue you still don't follow. Perhaps I'm not explaining it well. Two partially immune parents on that end of the bell curve will impart to some of their kids a slightly better immunity. Thus is several generations really immune kids appear. No luck, no ingenuity, just the natural variation of organisms allowing for this result under selection pressure, remember, as the article says.
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> dhw: So do you believe that after your bodily death your brainless soul will retain your intelligence, memories etc. or not?-
> DAVID: My consciousness stays intact and carries intelligence and memories, etc.
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> Thank you. That means intelligence and memory are independent of the brain, and therefore it cannot be argued that brainless organisms are incapable of being intelligent.-Remember I'm a dualist who believes that a brain is necessary as a receiver for conscious intelligence. Brainless organisms have no chance of having their own intelligence. They operate under intelligent instructions