Origin of Life (Pt2) (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 14:17 (5239 days ago) @ xeno6696


> Be careful... too many books to read, lol. Which should I tackle first, Shapior or Foster?-Shapiro first, certainly.
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> Massimo Pigliucci--and evolutionary biologist--flat out stated that it isn't a question of concern for biology, to paraphrase "because evolution only works when describing life." -Right. Life comes only from life is our only experience. 
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> What could be more practical than building a quantum computer capable of running these kinds of simulations? This is from the mind of a computer guy however, so take that as it is.-I'll give you the quantum computer. Then what? We have no idea what to put into it to start a program to study the origin of life. Your computer will have to run 800 million years, subtrating 4.5 billion, start of earth, to 3.7 billion, start of life, to discover the chance processes that came by. You will be studying 10^80 atoms, or 10^88 protons. Perhaps I'm wrong about time required. How long do you think it will take?