Self-replication - Revision history

Fractalguy at 20:56, 6 January 2025

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	Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].		Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].

	Once [[evolution]] has started, [[intelligence]] is [[inevitable]], not unlikely.		Once [[evolution]] has started, [[consciousness]] and [[intelligence]] are [[inevitable]], not unlikely. So is [[Love]].

	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

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	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

	Proponents of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] often point to the "gap" between inorganic matter in the [[wikipedia:Primordial_soup\|primordial soup]] and living cells as proof of some required [[divine intervention]]. However, ~~the~~ often fail to see how simple the earliest self-replicating molecules would be. They don't even need to be able to create complete copies of themselves, they can simply be a [[wikipedia:Catalysis\|catalyst]] that aids in the synthesis of its component molecules. That process creates more of the component parts (usually [[wikipedia:Amino_acid\|amino acids]]) which increases their concentration and makes it more likely that they will recombine into new copies of the catalyst protein. This indirect, stochastic self-replication is enough to start the process of [[evolution]].		Proponents of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] often point to the "gap" between inorganic matter in the [[wikipedia:Primordial_soup\|primordial soup]] and living cells as proof of some required [[divine intervention]]. However, they often fail to see just how simple the earliest self-replicating molecules would be. They don't even need to be able to create complete copies of themselves, they can simply be a [[wikipedia:Catalysis\|catalyst]] that aids in the synthesis of its component molecules. That process creates more of the component parts (usually [[wikipedia:Amino_acid\|amino acids]]) which increases their concentration and makes it more likely that they will recombine into new copies of the catalyst protein. This indirect, stochastic self-replication is enough to start the process of [[evolution]].

	The fact that in the last 50 years we haven't been able to fully replicate the whole first billion years of [[evolution]] that brought us from simple self-replicators to living cells and multicellular organisms is not a valid argument against [[evolution]] or for [[intelligent design]].		The fact that in the last 50 years we haven't been able to fully replicate the whole first billion years of [[evolution]] that brought us from simple self-replicators to living cells and multicellular organisms is not a valid argument against [[evolution]] or for [[intelligent design]].

Fractalguy at 22:18, 26 January 2024

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	[[File:Self-replicating-machine-life-makes-copies-of-itself.png\|thumb\|We may not want to design this machine]]		[[File:Self-replicating-machine-life-makes-copies-of-itself.png\|thumb\|We may not want to design this machine]]
	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replication Self-replication] is the basis for all life.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replication Self-replication] is the basis for all [[life]].

	Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].		Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].

Fractalguy at 22:15, 26 January 2024

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	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

			Proponents of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] often point to the "gap" between inorganic matter in the [[wikipedia:Primordial_soup\|primordial soup]] and living cells as proof of some required [[divine intervention]]. However, the often fail to see how simple the earliest self-replicating molecules would be. They don't even need to be able to create complete copies of themselves, they can simply be a [[wikipedia:Catalysis\|catalyst]] that aids in the synthesis of its component molecules. That process creates more of the component parts (usually [[wikipedia:Amino_acid\|amino acids]]) which increases their concentration and makes it more likely that they will recombine into new copies of the catalyst protein. This indirect, stochastic self-replication is enough to start the process of [[evolution]].

			The fact that in the last 50 years we haven't been able to fully replicate the whole first billion years of [[evolution]] that brought us from simple self-replicators to living cells and multicellular organisms is not a valid argument against [[evolution]] or for [[intelligent design]].

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Fractalguy at 14:13, 25 January 2024

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replication Self-replication] is the basis for all life.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replication Self-replication] is the basis for all life.

Fractalguy at 03:52, 15 January 2024

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	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2lqZL153JE\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2lqZL153JE\|\|center\|Self-replication: How molecules can make copies of themselves\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjmnaHrNlU\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjmnaHrNlU\|\|center\|They Might Be Giants - Replicant\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 18:23, 12 January 2024

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	Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].		Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].

			Once [[evolution]] has started, [[intelligence]] is [[inevitable]], not unlikely.

	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

Fractalguy at 23:16, 30 December 2023

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Fractalguy at 00:54, 29 December 2023

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	Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].		Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replication Self-replication] is the basis for all life.

Once a molecule is able to make copies of itself, [[life]] has begun to [[evolve]].

Want to see it in action and understand how [[self-organization]] and [[evolution]] are [[inevitable]]? Check out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life].