Where we came from...
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"So class, this is where we came from. The sperm and the egg from our parents fuse to become the one-cell zygote. Then the foetus grows and grows and is born to become a healthy baby!"
The teacher was giving a presentation on sex education to a room full of giggling teenagers.
Then suddenly a mocking laughter was heard and a boy stood up, shaking his head.
"Teacher, you are completely wrong!"
"What do you mean, Arthur?"
"How can a complex human being arise from just a single cell? This is utterly ridiculous. You, as a smart well-educated teacher, can tell us that a single cell, due to random chance can become the trillions of cells that make up a person?"
"But Arthur, the development process isn't just random chance..."
"Ha Ha Ha! A single cell dividing randomly will become a person? Every cell must ensure that newly divided cells must be in the exactly correct position. And the next cell must ensure that too. And the next... there are trillions of cells! The probability is one in ten kazillion!"
"No Arthur, the absolute position is not critical..."
"HA HA HA! Don't you realize that human beings are exactly like mechanical watches? We have millions of parts that must fit together perfectly to function - it is irreducible! If your lungs are growing faster than your ribs, you will explode! If your heart is growing slower, then your blood vessels cannot reach your brain! Everything is perfect!"
"Wait a second. Arthur, aren't you growing? You are much taller than you were last year, but your eyes growing less. Won't that make your eyeballs fall out of your sockets?
"Of course not, stupid teacher. I didn't exist last year. I was instantly created last night at 12 midnight, fully formed and completely perfect." -
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and your point is?
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in short, what is your point?
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ok. now wat?
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heehee
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You got it!Originally posted by laurence82:heehee -
No lah you comes from monkey remember?Originally posted by Cystaire:"So class, this is where we came from. The sperm and the egg from our parents fuse to become the one-cell zygote. Then the foetus grows and grows and is born to become a healthy baby!"
The teacher was giving a presentation on sex education to a room full of giggling teenagers.
Then suddenly a mocking laughter was heard and a boy stood up, shaking his head.
"Teacher, you are completely wrong!"
"What do you mean, Arthur?"
"How can a complex human being arise from just a single cell? This is utterly ridiculous. You, as a smart well-educated teacher, can tell us that a single cell, due to random chance can become the trillions of cells that make up a person?"
"But Arthur, the development process isn't just random chance..."
"Ha Ha Ha! A single cell dividing randomly will become a person? Every cell must ensure that newly divided cells must be in the exactly correct position. And the next cell must ensure that too. And the next... there are trillions of cells! The probability is one in ten kazillion!"
"No Arthur, the absolute position is not critical..."
"HA HA HA! Don't you realize that human beings are exactly like mechanical watches? We have millions of parts that must fit together perfectly to function - it is irreducible! If your lungs are growing faster than your ribs, you will explode! If your heart is growing slower, then your blood vessels cannot reach your brain! Everything is perfect!"
"Wait a second. Arthur, aren't you growing? You are much taller than you were last year, but your eyes growing less. Won't that make your eyeballs fall out of your sockets?
"Of course not, stupid teacher. I didn't exist last year. I was instantly created last night at 12 midnight, fully formed and completely perfect." -
Your posts are interesting and easy to understandOriginally posted by Cystaire:You got it! -
I wonder does the bacteria found in ancient tombs... differ from the modern day bacteria? Do it turn to an human yet?
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Oops I forgot!Originally posted by banzie:No lah you comes from monkey remember?
At least I existed last year. Oh well. -
Thank you, I do try.Originally posted by laurence82:Your posts are interesting and easy to understand
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Yes, bacteria found in ancient tombs = ancient bacteria.Originally posted by banzie:I wonder does the bacteria found in ancient tombs... differ from the modern day bacteria? Do it turn to an human yet?
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cos thoese baterial inside alot of free time..so they mate and mate..so the genes become more and more complicated..then only a few baterial mah..so they soon get sian of each other..then they start to mix more and more..then mix with thier own children..so in the end the baterial very different..
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I dun care. I dun get it!! -
I really like this guy.
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Your theory very good lei..Originally posted by snop_coolz:cos thoese baterial inside alot of free time..so they mate and mate..so the genes become more and more complicated..then only a few baterial mah..so they soon get sian of each other..then they start to mix more and more..then mix with thier own children..so in the end the baterial very different.. -
Thank you!Originally posted by DeadPoet:I really like this guy.
I should write a poem about this... but then only you would get it.
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TS, do you mean last night ish the boi's "Birthday"?
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More complicated as in? Same preset different combination?Originally posted by snop_coolz:cos thoese baterial inside alot of free time..so they mate and mate..so the genes become more and more complicated..then only a few baterial mah..so they soon get sian of each other..then they start to mix more and more..then mix with thier own children..so in the end the baterial very different.. -
izzit some sartical stuff? i dun get it...at least maybe not fully...
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Let me try to explain it based on the boy's argument.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:TS, do you mean last night ish the boi's "Birthday"?
Can enlighten me?
Every part of our body is perfectly aligned like a mechanical watch right?
How can you keep the watch ticking if you want it to grow? Every part must grow at exactly the same rate, so that the contacts remain uninterrupted.
But the boy is going through puberty, so his limbs (and some other bits )are growing faster than other parts.
If his legs are growing too fast, won't it jab into his hip joints? If his arms are growing too fast, won't it pierce into his shoulder blades?
It is impossible to maintain perfect alignment when you have disproportionate growth. The only logical possibility is that he was specially created at midnight with all the connections already perfect. -
The hint is:Originally posted by Xtrider:izzit some sartical stuff? i dun get it...at least maybe not fully...
For some reason, human beings have always looked down on small things.
This is part of the reason why it took so long for us to discover that tiny things like bacteria and viruses and prions can bring down a huge animal.
Complex things must come from complex things.
How can a single cell become a whole person? Many years ago some scientists that inside every sperm there is a tiny but complete human that expands to full size.
These scientists cannot accept that a single cell, through numerous inclemental steps can produce a complex multicellular organism.
Today this sounds ridiculous, but there are still many people who believe that complex things must ultimately be explained using an infinitely complex source.
This is conceptually an infinite regression (so it is not really an "explanation", just an avoidance of explanation) and empirically not supported by data. -
i dun understand