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Old 06-20-2003, 12:28 PM   #41
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Homochirality somehow arose in the sugars and amino acids of prebiotic soups, although there is no mechanism by which this can occur (1)
no mechanism? any evidence to corroborate that claim?

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and is, in fact, prohibited by the second law of thermodynamics (law of entropy).
please explain why you think this is so.
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Old 06-20-2003, 01:43 PM   #42
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Homochirality somehow arose in the sugars and amino acids of prebiotic soups, although there is no mechanism by which this can occur (1)
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no mechanism? any evidence to corroborate that claim?
Not only will he not produce evidence to back his claim, there is plenty of evidence to show he is wrong.
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Old 06-24-2003, 02:56 AM   #43
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I know it sounds ludicrous, but I'm serious -- a day without a response is not cause to crow victory.

Now if I said that after a week, then I'm being sarcastic.
Still too early for sarcasm?

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Old 06-24-2003, 05:57 AM   #44
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Still too early for sarcasm?
OK, it's been a week. Let slip the dogs of snarkiness.

But, boy, will you ever regret it when Disciple bounces back with that 50,000 word treatise he's been slaving over, full of footnotes and citations.
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Old 06-24-2003, 06:08 AM   #45
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Door . . . ass . . . way out.
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Fill in the missing words to complete Rufus's popular phrase or saying and win a lifetimes subscription to 'Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design' .
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Old 06-24-2003, 02:10 PM   #48
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Door . . . ass . . . way out.
Or in Disciple's parlance, "Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!"
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LOL!

That's damned funny.
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OK, it's been a week. Let slip the dogs of snarkiness.

But, boy, will you ever regret it when Disciple bounces back with that 50,000 word treatise he's been slaving over, full of footnotes and citations.
I'm assuming his flight back from Iraq, where he has been training guerillas on hit-and-run tactics, has been delayed.

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