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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« on: 19/07/2008 23:35:27 »
Who knows what the primary reason that evolution has not been perfected and taught in the schools worldwide?

Does anyone know this answer?
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« Reply #1 on: 19/07/2008 23:42:59 »
Human nature, power, bigotry, fringe religions, to name but a few.
In any case, there is no question that evolution happens; things can be seen to be changing. It's just a matter of providing a 'reason' (the intelligent design merchants)  or realising that you don't actually need a reason (people who have actually thought it through).
I can well appreciate that the more enlightened view could seem unsatisfactory to people who don't think much. They probably also believe in the Law of Averages.
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #2 on: 21/07/2008 15:32:57 »
Quote from: sophiecentaur on 19/07/2008 23:42:59
Human nature, power, bigotry, fringe religions, to name but a few.
In any case, there is no question that evolution happens; things can be seen to be changing. It's just a matter of providing a 'reason' (the intelligent design merchants)  or realising that you don't actually need a reason (people who have actually thought it through).
I can well appreciate that the more enlightened view could seem unsatisfactory to people who don't think much. They probably also believe in the Law of Averages.

what about the math?

what about the 'laws' of physics?

does anyone know why in biological frames, when physics is applied; the math don't work?

does anyone know why?
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #3 on: 21/07/2008 16:12:19 »
Actually, the maths of evolution are pretty well understood - we can map and predict changes in allele frequency reliably.

I'm not sure what you mean about physics not applying to biological systems though.
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« Reply #4 on: 21/07/2008 16:18:59 »
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does anyone know why in biological frames, when physics is applied; the math don't work?
 
I think that statement is not quite 'fair'. You can't just state that "the maths doesn't work". Which bit doesn't work?
Physics (and Chemistry) deals with, essentially, simple systems and determines how they are most likely to behave. These are what you refer to as the 'Laws'. The Laws allow you to predict, with reasonable certainty, how a situation will progress.

When you come to biological systems, the variety of combinations is very much greater and the possible outcomes are correspondingly. The number of possible combinations increases in a factorial manner as the factors multiply - which makes an incredible difference (and I do mean "not believable").
Hence you cannot make predictions in the same way as you can with Physics.
You CAN, of course, use Physics to rule out certain possibilities - e.g. possible maximum sizes for Insects or minimum sizes for Mammals - based on solid calculations. The statistics of genetics is fairly predictable (BenV) but there is a limit to how much you can identify which alleles are, in fact, the most advantageous. I do detect a worrying arrogance and misplaced confidence in the modern genetic technology.
Many people find it impossible to grasp the statistics of probabilities and combinations because it requires familiarity with Maths which allows one to 'believe the numbers'. Without this ability, it is much easier to think in terms of someone actually making things happen and 'designing' our world.

Personally, I attribute this to basic feelings of insecurity. It has never bothered me, though.

On the other hand, I don't feel antagonistic towards Religions; they are, in fact, incredibly effective ways of modifying and regulating behaviour. Consider how badly people behave in the absence of any Religious influence. The shocking behaviour of religious extremists is a sign of manipulation by cynical users of those same religions. Either way you get human nature involved.
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #5 on: 21/07/2008 18:05:00 »
Quote from: BenV on 21/07/2008 16:12:19
Actually, the maths of evolution are pretty well understood - we can map and predict changes in allele frequency reliably.
  Sir....  there is not even a mathematical reprsentation of the phospholipid bilayers.

they have no idea (in physics/math) how the lipids align in the inversion form awith no peptide bonds....

i say it is resonance; 

see what a Nobel guy said

My adult scientific career began with graduate study in
chemical physics with Harden McConnell at Stanford. I had
the idea of elucidating the mechanism of ion transport across
biological membranes by nuclear resonance. I thought ion
transport must involve rotation of the transport protein in the
membrane. Struggling to prove this wrong idea, it occurred
to me to study the rotation in the membrane of a lipid
molecule, about 1,000 molecular weight, rather than a
protein fifty times larger. This led to my discoveries, by
nuclear and paramagnetic resonance methods, of
phospholipid flip-flop, an exceedingly slow process, and
lateral diffusion, exceedingly fast (Kornberg and McConnell,
1971a ; Kornberg and McConnell, 1971b)


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I'm not sure what you mean about physics not applying to biological systems though.
  in biology everythnig is considered chemical

i.e... look up atp synthesis..... it is funny
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #6 on: 21/07/2008 18:18:55 »
Quote from: sophiecentaur on 21/07/2008 16:18:59
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does anyone know why in biological frames, when physics is applied; the math don't work?
 
I think that statement is not quite 'fair'. You can't just state that "the maths doesn't work". Which bit doesn't work?
  See any metabolic process, or specifically let's play with ATPs

or how about hemoglobin and the reactive mechanism?

or even the idea that neural interactions are of electrical impulse (binary wiring)....  this was a subject, that in 1982 i wrote a paper Photon Neuron Conduction (PNC theory) .... i was a 16 year old kid and shared the exchange at synaptic junction in a physics form rather than chemistry form, which provided a method of reflecting 'exactly' how signals exchange between the cells..

what if I told you memories are held within the glial and are refracting crystaline structures; would that just ruin your day?


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When you come to biological systems, the variety of combinations is very much greater and the possible outcomes are correspondingly. The number of possible combinations increases in a factorial manner as the factors multiply - which makes an incredible difference (and I do mean "not believable").
Hence you cannot make predictions in the same way as you can with Physics.
  DO you know why?

i do.......... in chemistry the only thing important is the structure; they pay no attention to the energy upon the structure; hence the reactions and catalyst are misunderstood

the reason why evolution is not written in pure form unquestionable; is that the process of how energy can be of intent, or purely said; how energy upon mass is the life upon mass, has no purpose in the understanding of chemistry.

in chemistry, like in entropy.........  it is all intended to chaos

which in reality is exactly opposite; life does have purpose; to continue!

the math to prove this is a physics constraint will not allow it while walking the planck.....

of simply before answers can be understood, many of the sciences need to step back and rehash the benchmarks..... if not take a seat and ask questions because there is a person who did just that...


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« Reply #7 on: 21/07/2008 18:28:47 »
You are actually rejecting the Model, not the Maths.
Chemistry most certainly does deal with non-static situations but, once the number of variables gets too high, it can't cope.
Are you looking for some sort of magical reason rather than the huge number of variables involved?

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what if I told you memories are held within the glial and are refracting crystaline structures; would that just ruin your day?
Why should it? Are you just showing off?
When you grow up, you may be able to solve all these problems for us. Thank you, in advance.
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #8 on: 21/07/2008 18:46:36 »
"in chemistry the only thing important is the structure; they pay no attention to the energy upon the structure; hence the reactions and catalyst are misunderstood"
Please don't talk such unmitigated bollocks about my profession.
If you know so little about it that you think that statement is true then you would be better advised to keep quiet until you have learned something.
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #9 on: 21/07/2008 18:56:13 »
Quote from: Bored chemist on 21/07/2008 18:46:36
"in chemistry the only thing important is the structure; they pay no attention to the energy upon the structure; hence the reactions and catalyst are misunderstood"
Please don't talk such unmitigated bollocks about my profession.
If you know so little about it that you think that statement is true then you would be better advised to keep quiet until you have learned something.

chemistry is a joke

does that bother you?

why would it?

why not embrace what is good and realize; hey, that means the kids might be able to cure cancer, diabetes, malaria, etc etc etc ...

because we can all see, you ain't doing it; nor is the billions spent every years.....

and no one is even curious to ask why?

the reason is the paradigm is incorrect...


not trying to harm anyone; just share truths that MUST be addressed... and be certain... i have no problem with looking up items that i may not understand; but truth be known

the representations of living processes by chemistry are a joke...



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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #10 on: 21/07/2008 19:05:24 »
Quote from: sophiecentaur on 21/07/2008 18:28:47
You are actually rejecting the Model, not the Maths.
  they be interrelated......

i do not care if the model said we were all monkeys with strings tied to our back; if the math does not work, then it is wrong


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Chemistry most certainly does deal with non-static situations but, once the number of variables gets too high, it can't cope.
Are you looking for some sort of magical reason rather than the huge number of variables involved? 
  That is good, as there are a huge number of variables unaccounted for and as for magic; there is no such thing.

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what if I told you memories are held within the glial and are refracting crystaline structures; would that just ruin your day?


then you said


Why should it? Are you just showing off?
Why?  How can you say that... billions spent in the field and alzheimers still exists......

in polaritonics http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0409/0409111.pdf

they can affixed a structure, then send a signal through it and the signal takes up the properties...

this is what memories are in living structures

as well Sanchez and Grau published a paper sharing how DNA and the genetic evolution occurs and what they did was share that the energy upon the structures and then environment changes the parameters of the configurations...

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When you grow up, you may be able to solve all these problems for us. Thank you, in advance.

i have know for over 25 years how the brain works and even presented it, then over these last 2 decades have covered about every phenomenon on this earth

and to this day, the goofs that keep punching at me, simply because they do not understand is why i could care less for the community and when someone finally figures out what i have been saying is in fact real; then maybe i will come out

otherwise.... i am already sick of this site
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« Reply #11 on: 21/07/2008 22:48:45 »
Well, there is a simple solution for you.
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« Reply #13 on: 22/07/2008 02:59:30 »
Bishadi's original question was


"Who knows what the primary reason that evolution has not been perfected and taught in the schools worldwide?"

Perhaps the question is complex - evolution is taught but maybe not worldwide. Can a theory be "perfected" - no, a theory can only be disproved. Finally, why assume that knowledge should be taught in a school - some may say that these institutions serve a social purpose in behavior not so much as education.

Evolution cannot be disproved - this relieves it as having any status, to be disprovable is important. An experiment is needed to disprove and no amount of agreed opinion constitutes proof. Lots of people thought dark skinned people should be slaves and we know this is wrong. But there was a time when we did not.

Maybe we can only ask questions as a process rather than to seek some magic a destination.

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because we can all see, you ain't doing it; nor is the billions spent every years.....

and no one is even curious to ask why?

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Why?  How can you say that... billions spent in the field and alzheimers still exists......

Because new knowledge isn't something that's for sale sitting on a shelf that can be bought, someone has to come up with it first.
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #15 on: 22/07/2008 22:31:30 »
Quote from: Madidus_Scientia on 22/07/2008 07:37:12

Because new knowledge isn't something that's for sale sitting on a shelf that can be bought, someone has to come up with it first.

apparently you are not familiar with how patents and knowledge is conveyed in the scientific community.

they all want their name in print

since Einstein, there are very few contributions of such scale

in which the contributor was more intent on getting the job done than what people think about them
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #16 on: 22/07/2008 22:37:08 »
Quote from: Ian Scott on 22/07/2008 02:59:30
Bishadi's original question was


"Who knows what the primary reason that evolution has not been perfected and taught in the schools worldwide?"

Perhaps the question is complex - evolution is taught but maybe not worldwide. Can a theory be "perfected" - no, a theory can only be disproved. Finally, why assume that knowledge should be taught in a school - some may say that these institutions serve a social purpose in behavior not so much as education.

Evolution cannot be disproved - this relieves it as having any status, to be disprovable is important. An experiment is needed to disprove and no amount of agreed opinion constitutes proof.

because the math does not work.

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Maybe we can only ask questions as a process rather than to seek some magic a destination. 
  there is no magic, nor the creation as per the old stories...

the reason the kids do not go to school with the ability to learn evolution and the pure laws of mass and energy as they exist in evolution, the galaxies, atom and energy (adam and eve)....  all the way to how the brain works and why we sleep.

the knowledge of how the base elements combine in an evolutionary form for life to progress is because the physics "do not exist" within a mathematical framework......

that is why!
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #17 on: 22/07/2008 22:51:31 »
Quote from: Bishadi on 21/07/2008 18:05:00
Quote from: BenV on 21/07/2008 16:12:19
Actually, the maths of evolution are pretty well understood - we can map and predict changes in allele frequency reliably.
  Sir....  there is not even a mathematical reprsentation of the phospholipid bilayers.

they have no idea (in physics/math) how the lipids align in the inversion form awith no peptide bonds....

But that's not relevant, is it?  As I said, the maths behind evolution are well understood.

So...

"Who knows what the primary reason that evolution has not been perfected and taught in the schools worldwide?"

Evolution has not been perfected as that's not how evolution works, it's entirely dependent on environmental conditions and genetic history - that's why evolution has not been 'perfected'.

Why is it not not taught in schools worldwide? - That decision has nothing to do with science.


Your subsequent replies suggest that this thread has nothing to do with evolution, but in fact is a discussion of the mathematics of biology.  Would you rather discuss that?
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« Reply #18 on: 23/07/2008 01:42:19 »
Quote from: BenV on 22/07/2008 22:51:31

But that's not relevant, is it?  As I said, the maths behind evolution are well understood.
  no it is not.....

you really are not aware are you?

evolution is something we can recognize that is similar to what Darwin suggested in Origins of species...

but the math to address how energy upon mass can do this; is not in any math as this is the dichotomy behind the whole issue
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Evolution has not been perfected as that's not how evolution works, it's entirely dependent on environmental conditions and genetic history - that's why evolution has not been 'perfected'.
  which is what Schroadinger meant while talking about the cat  (the environment is relevant)

that chaotic idea of a neutral parity is really non existent; the environments entanglement is more important than observed...

because of this, the physics behind a living structure cannot be reconciled

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Why is it not taught in schools worldwide? - That decision has nothing to do with science.

which is less than true; religions have no choice unless religions can isolate the children.

if the children were taught the correct math and not the mess of millinium of patch work; there be no doubts about what is true and what is believed

that is the beauty behind the truth; math removes any requisite of belief

the point is, to address life within a living structure and allow for the comprehension of em (light) as the energy upon mass, then by observing the properties of that energy in relation to the environment; then the revealing of the true nature of energy or literally life itself; perfects the final TOE

knowledge evolves

and that pinnacle is when mass knows how it exists
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What slows the progression of the sciences to prove Evolution?
« Reply #19 on: 23/07/2008 10:36:48 »
The answer is Gravity!
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