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  Re: Origin of life science courses         


Author: Mike Painter
Date: Apr 1, 2007 20:04

Aurelius Venport wrote:
> Mike Painter wrote:
>> Denis Loubet wrote:
>>> "Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
>>> news:pfwPh.575$i93.187@trnddc05...
>>>> Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
>>>> life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very
>>>> origin of life.
>
>>> Yes. Science classes focus on the things we know.
>
> then that would be a waste of time.

Classes are where you go to learn things.
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  Re: Origin of life science courses         


Author: Matt Silberstein
Date: Apr 1, 2007 17:09

On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:33:38 GMT, in alt.atheism , Aurelius Venport
in wrote:
>Mike Painter wrote:
>> Denis Loubet wrote:
>>> "Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
>>> news:pfwPh.575$i93.187@trnddc05...
>>>> Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
>>>> life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very
>>>> origin of life.
>
>>> Yes. Science classes focus on the things we know.
>
>then that would be a waste of time.

Nope, science *classes* are for teaching people. Then those that want
to become scientists can take that knowledge and use it to learn
things that we don't already know.
>>>
>>>> You may have noted that attempts to explain where life came from are
>>>> usually presented in generalizations such as: 'Over millions of
>>>> years, molecules in collision somehow produced life...
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  Re: Origin of life science courses         


Author: Denis Loubet
Date: Apr 1, 2007 15:39

"Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
news:SyVPh.3910$P84.2382@trnddc07...
> Mike Painter wrote:
>> Denis Loubet wrote:
>>> "Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
>>> news:pfwPh.575$i93.187@trnddc05...
>>>> Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
>>>> life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very
>>>> origin of life.
>
>>> Yes. Science classes focus on the things we know.
>
> then that would be a waste of time.

No, it would be called imparting knowledge.
>>>> You may have noted that attempts to explain where life came from are
>>>> usually presented in generalizations such as: 'Over millions of
>>>> years, molecules in collision somehow produced life.'...
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  Re: Origin of life science courses         


Author: Aurelius Venport
Date: Apr 1, 2007 14:33

Mike Painter wrote:
> Denis Loubet wrote:
>> "Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
>> news:pfwPh.575$i93.187@trnddc05...
>>> Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
>>> life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very
>>> origin of life.
>> Yes. Science classes focus on the things we know.

then that would be a waste of time.
>>
>>> You may have noted that attempts to explain where life came from are
>>> usually presented in generalizations such as: 'Over millions of
>>> years, molecules in collision somehow produced life.'...
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  Re: Origin of life science courses         


Author: Mike Painter
Date: Mar 31, 2007 20:25

Denis Loubet wrote:
> "Aurelius Venport" wrote in message
> news:pfwPh.575$i93.187@trnddc05...
>> Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
>> life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very
>> origin of life.
>
> Yes. Science classes focus on the things we know.
>
>> You may have noted that attempts to explain where life came from are
>> usually presented in generalizations such as: 'Over millions of
>> years, molecules in collision somehow produced life.' Yet, is that
>> really satisfying?
>
> Satisfaction is not a criteria for knowledge.
>
>> It would mean that in the presence of energy from the sun,
>> lightning, or volcanoes, some lifeless matter moved, became
>> organized, and eventually started living-all of this without
>> directed assistance. What a huge leap that would have been! From ...
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  Origin of life science courses         


Author: Aurelius Venport
Date: Mar 31, 2007 09:46

Most science courses focus on the adaptation and survival of
life-forms instead of on the more central question of the very origin of
life. You may have noted that attempts to explain where life came from
are usually presented in generalizations such as: ‘Over millions of
years, molecules in collision somehow produced life.’ Yet, is that
really satisfying? It would mean that in the presence of energy from the
sun, lightning, or volcanoes, some lifeless matter moved, became
organized, and eventually started living—all of this without directed
assistance. What a huge leap that would have been! From nonliving matter
to living! Could it have occurred that way? all by pure chance?
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