One Trail Dead-Ends While Another Blazes into View
Last time I showed you some diagrams that gave me some eye-opening insights into viruses, DNA, and ethernet packets!
At the same time I was musing on those diagrams, I got in touch with a scientist who was about to publish a paper that he said would prove COVID-19 was engineered in a lab. Read more »
The Journey to Natural Virus Evolution
In 2019 I hired publicist Kelly Sullivan to fire up interest in my $10 Million Origin of Life Prize.
Then nine months later, we all know what happened.
So, two weeks into lockdown, Kelly says, “Perry, the media doesn’t want to see anything unless it’s about viruses. Surely, you must have something you can say about that?”
I said, “Um, no. But I’ll make you a promise: Read more »
Last time I asked you to imagine composing a mashup of the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” with the Rolling Stones’ song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” with your friends. (Read Part 1 here).
I asked…
Who wrote that mash up? Read more »
Imagine you’re heading to a campsite to hang out with your friends for the weekend. On the drive you hear “Hey Jude” by the Beatles and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones on the radio.
Later, sitting around the campfire, munching s’mores and sipping beers, you start strumming your guitar and humming “Hey Jude… you can’t always get what you want…” mashing the two songs together. Read more »
Your boss summons you to his office. You sense something is ‘up.’ He drops the bombshell: “You are being relocated to Muncie, Indiana.”
Your heart pounds in your chest. “No way,” you retort. “We just poured our hearts into our new home. The garden blooms with vibrant colors and my wife cherishes her Yoga class.”
“Well, if you wanna keep your job… you’re moving to Muncie,” he asserts. Read more »
In the world of virology, the concept of viral tropism reigns supreme. At its core, viral tropism is all about the keys to unlock the secret of certain viral infections.
Some viruses have the uncanny ability to hone in on specific types of cells, using molecules on the surface of those cells as an entryway into the host. It’s a bit like a thief with a lock pick, able to crack the code to gain access. Read more »
Imagine you’re building a LEGO city with your friends. In the traditional understanding of evolution (called Neo-Darwinism, aka Evolution 1.0), you and your friends are constantly making random changes to your LEGO city. The best changes (the ones that help your city survive and thrive) stick around.
In this case, if viruses were part of the game, they’d be like bullies trying to knock your LEGO buildings over. You and your friends would have to work out ways to protect your city from these bullies.
However, a new paper by Bill Miller, Arthur Reber, Perry Marshall and Frantisek Baluska offers a new way of looking at things, called Cognition-Based Evolution. Read more »
Scott Ransom’s mom grounded him from the nonfiction section of the library so that he would not be corrupted by evolutionary ideas from godless secular scientists. But the questions persisted and the fascination grew. Many years later, he’s written a book reconciling modern evolutionary science with ancient Hebrew texts. His book …And It Was So: How Modern Science Sheds New Light on the Biblical Account of Creation goes far beyond the stereotypical debates to land in new insights.
Scott’s website: www.ransombooks.com
Secular scientist and academic John Hands has been described as a ‘polymath’. His 2016 book Cosmosapiens received wide praise for its analysis of human evolution since the beginning of the universe. His new book ‘The Future of Humankind’ looks ahead to what lies in store for homosapiens.
He discusses the issues with Christian thinker Perry Marshall, author of Evolution 2.0, as they discuss whether the dangers posed by AI, climate change or conflict are likely to lead to extinction, or whether we are due for a further development of human consciousness.
For more information on John Hands: https://johnhands.com/
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