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08-01-2008 , 01:29 PM

#101

Max Raker

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Originally Posted by furyshade

just because we haven't figured something out yet doesn't mean it can't be figured out.

And to add, not knowing the specific dynamics of something has nothing to do with whether those dynamics exist. Nuclei are stable because of the strong interaction, this is true despite the fact that nobody knows the details of the dynamics.

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08-03-2008 , 02:14 AM

#102

Stu Pidasso

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Originally Posted by mcmurder

I guess then the argument is that if chemical processes can "evolve" organic compounds into the structure of a simple cell, we should be able to construct a simple cell ourself in the lab. But the problem is one of scale. Chemical processes have no problem working at the molecular scale, in fact that is their entire realm of influence, whereas we as large, clunky animals have no way of directly manipulating matter at the molecular level. Saying scientists should be able to create cells in the same way that chemical evolution did is pretty much like saying they should be able to turn water into oil, it just doesn't really make sense.

Our skills at manipulatin matter on the molecular level is pretty good actually. Here is a happy face made from organic molecules.