Theodicy: the 'good' view of viruses (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Friday, October 29, 2021, 16:17 (872 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: You asked what I meant by “good” and I explained, but you won't reciprocate. I have to admit that I'm human. However, it seems we have the same theistic theory: namely, your God gave these organisms the freedom to act autonomously. The only difference is you think that despite his all-powerfulness he was forced to do so against his will, whereas I suggest that in his all-powerfulness he created what he wanted to create.

And I think it is the only working system He could create.


Transposons

DAVID uses these:
Cellular Intelligence – Jon Lieff, MD
https://jonlieffmd.com/category/blog/cellular-intelligence-blog

QUOTE: "Everywhere we look, there are ubiquitous conversations among all cells in all organisms. Life might come down to the ability to converse, which is another way of saying life is based on the ability to transfer meaningful biological information."

DAVID: I agree with the quote. Nowhere does He say cells are in and of themselves intelligent.

dhw: Then why is his blog called “cellular intelligence”? How can organisms converse and exchange information without the intelligence to communicate with and understand each other?

DAVID: Ask him. All opinion!!!

dhw: You claimed that McClintock only had one follower. I have shown that she has multiple followers (see “Giraffe plumbing” for another quote). The theory is up and running/ Please remove your blinkers.

A non-answer to my point re the article you presented. Why won't you use the article titles you previously listed ??? I found two wanting in support of you pet theory.


https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319307539_Cellular_intelligence_Micro...
QUOTE: "...reveal a level of cellular intelligence that is unrecognised by science and is not amenable to computer analysis."

DAVID: Just my point. We scientists do not recognize it.

dhw: Oh good heavens, now you’re claiming that all the scientists who support the theory are not scientists!

DAVID: Read the bold again. The author is complaining science in general does not recognize his belief!!!! Throwing googled titles at me that you don't study and are all opinion proves nothing!!!

dhw: As above, you claimed that McClintock had no followers. All these quotes show that she does have followers. But of course the theory is not proven. Nor is yours. That again is a point you refuse to acknowledge: namely, that what controls the actions of cells remains a mystery. Do you think science accepts your theory that God did it all?

The mystery can be explained by accepting that all automatic biochemical reactions in concert as in the way an orchestra delivers Beethoven's 5th produce living matter.


Theodicy: the good view of viruses

DAVID: Why are you afraid of common design?? I view viruses like I do bacteria, very largely good, but doing bad if in the wrong place.

dhw: There is nothing to fear from “common design”, which simply denotes common descent as designed by your God. I have objected because it is irrelevant to my request for an explanation of the bad, which is the whole point of the theodicy debate.

DAVID: I've explained the bad. You don't accept the answers.

dhw: Your explanation, as I understand it, is that your God designed the bad viruses, knew they would do nasty things, but had good intentions, and one day we'll find out what they were. (See also under "Miscellany".)

DAVID: NO!!! God designed bacteria and viruses for good required purposes, but had to accept that sometimes bad results happen as in molecular mistakes. Our living system is the only one possible. Moment by moment mistakes are minimal but additive, so we have distress. I accept what is as it works. It is not God's fault.

dhw: So we’ll ignore the earlier quote about good intentions, and simply focus on your God’s inability to control the system he designed because although he is all-powerful he was forced to design it that way and had to leave it to humans to try and correct the errors he couldn’t cope with.

Always the negative view.


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