Oops! Scientific retraction a major blow to evolution theory
Jan 2, 2018 11:06:03 #
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Oops! Scientific retraction a major blow to evolution theory
Experts admit they were 'totally blinded by our belief'
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It was heralded as decisive proof of the theory of evolution. But Harvard biologist and Nobel Prize laureate Jack Szostak now has retracted a major paper that claimed to explain one of the most important questions about the origin of human life.
In 2016, Szostak published a paper claiming he had found a way for ribonucleic acid (RNA) to replicate itself.
Many proponents of evolutionary theory believe RNA was one of the first molecules to develop. However, RNA requires its own enzymes to replicate.
Szostak and others were looking for evidence of “non-enzymatic replication of RNA,” which could supposedly assemble by irradiating materials that would have been present on Earth in an earlier time.
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If this could be created, it would show RNA could copy itself and could have evolved before DNA or proteins, bolstering the naturalistic explanation of life’s origins.
However, Szostak recently retracted his paper after colleague Tivoli Olsen couldn’t replicate the findings. Szostak said the debacle was “definitely embarrassing.”
“In retrospect, we were totally blinded by our belief [in our findings] … we were not as careful or rigorous as we should have been (and as Tivoli was) in interpreting these experiments,” Szostak told the publication Retraction Watch.
However, he did express relief it was his own lab that discovered the errors.
“As a scientist the job is to troubleshoot,” said Olsen. “You can’t help nor can you ignore where that takes you. I fulfilled my obligation to ensure that no one after me would waste their time on this.”
The finding is the latest in a “replication crisis” sweeping the scientific community in which apparent breakthroughs cannot be repeated by other researchers.
Szostak’s study reopens what is perhaps the largest hole in evolutionary theory, as scientists remain unable to explain how the building blocks of life were “spontaneously” created.
Szostak’s comment that his team was “blinded by our belief” is significant. Previously, he condemned “belief systems based on faith” as “inherently dangerous, as they leave the believer susceptible to manipulation when skepticism and inquiry are discouraged.”
Probably one of the most interesting books on evolution that I have read is "The Signature in the Cell" well worth reading but hard to find. After looking for it for a while I found it on Amazon as a Kindle edition. Worth you time if the subject is of interest to you.
Oops! Scientific retraction a major blow to evolution theory
Experts admit they were 'totally blinded by our belief'
ge: http://www.wnd.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-print/images/printer_famfamfam.gif
It was heralded as decisive proof of the theory of evolution. But Harvard biologist and Nobel Prize laureate Jack Szostak now has retracted a major paper that claimed to explain one of the most important questions about the origin of human life.
In 2016, Szostak published a paper claiming he had found a way for ribonucleic acid (RNA) to replicate itself.
Many proponents of evolutionary theory believe RNA was one of the first molecules to develop. However, RNA requires its own enzymes to replicate.
Szostak and others were looking for evidence of “non-enzymatic replication of RNA,” which could supposedly assemble by irradiating materials that would have been present on Earth in an earlier time.
Find the REAL stoat the WND Superstore, in “Eden to Evil,” “Biblical Creationism,” “Kent Hovind’s Creation Seminar,” “In Six Days,” “Scientific Creationism” and more.
If this could be created, it would show RNA could copy itself and could have evolved before DNA or proteins, bolstering the naturalistic explanation of life’s origins.
However, Szostak recently retracted his paper after colleague Tivoli Olsen couldn’t replicate the findings. Szostak said the debacle was “definitely embarrassing.”
“In retrospect, we were totally blinded by our belief [in our findings] … we were not as careful or rigorous as we should have been (and as Tivoli was) in interpreting these experiments,” Szostak told the publication Retraction Watch.
However, he did express relief it was his own lab that discovered the errors.
“As a scientist the job is to troubleshoot,” said Olsen. “You can’t help nor can you ignore where that takes you. I fulfilled my obligation to ensure that no one after me would waste their time on this.”
The finding is the latest in a “replication crisis” sweeping the scientific community in which apparent breakthroughs cannot be repeated by other researchers.
Szostak’s study reopens what is perhaps the largest hole in evolutionary theory, as scientists remain unable to explain how the building blocks of life were “spontaneously” created.
Szostak’s comment that his team was “blinded by our belief” is significant. Previously, he condemned “belief systems based on faith” as “inherently dangerous, as they leave the believer susceptible to manipulation when skepticism and inquiry are discouraged.”
Probably one of the most interesting books on evolution that I have read is "The Signature in the Cell" well worth reading but hard to find. After looking for it for a while I found it on Amazon as a Kindle edition. Worth you time if the subject is of interest to you.
Jan 2, 2018 12:12:51 #
Jan 2, 2018 12:27:07 #
no propaganda, There are still unexplained things about the theory of evolution, just as there are about astro physics, and even chemistry. That doesn't mean that the entire theory of evolution can be disregarded. I don't believe that reality came about when God said abra cadabra. Evolution depends on the laws of nature. It was the way that God created life in all its many forms.
If another testament is ever added to the Bible, it will be all about evolution, quantum mechanics, other kinds of physics and wh**ever natural laws we can discover. Evolution doesn't negate God's creation, it explains it!
Just as modern discoveries like the theory of relativity and string theory explain that the universe is far greater in size than we ever imagined less than a hundred years ago, so is God's majesty. It is science that is uncovering the true nature of creation, not traditional theocracy, Christian or otherwise.
If another testament is ever added to the Bible, it will be all about evolution, quantum mechanics, other kinds of physics and wh**ever natural laws we can discover. Evolution doesn't negate God's creation, it explains it!
Just as modern discoveries like the theory of relativity and string theory explain that the universe is far greater in size than we ever imagined less than a hundred years ago, so is God's majesty. It is science that is uncovering the true nature of creation, not traditional theocracy, Christian or otherwise.
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Jan 2, 2018 14:29:25 #
They have proven that “MONKEYS HAVE THE CLOSEST DNA OF HUMANS” but they have not been able to use Monkey parts in Humans.
Yet they have Proven They Can Use “PIG PARTS IN HUMANS”
do not want you to feel bad, but next time you take your shoes and socks off LOOK AT THE TWO TOES NEXT TO YOUR BIG TOE “ LOOKS KINDA LIKE A HOOF ”
Gee do not think monkeys and pigs can cross breed?
MONKEYS for the UPRIGHT, PIGS for their INTELAGENTS?????????
Yet they have Proven They Can Use “PIG PARTS IN HUMANS”
do not want you to feel bad, but next time you take your shoes and socks off LOOK AT THE TWO TOES NEXT TO YOUR BIG TOE “ LOOKS KINDA LIKE A HOOF ”
Gee do not think monkeys and pigs can cross breed?
MONKEYS for the UPRIGHT, PIGS for their INTELAGENTS?????????
Jan 3, 2018 09:13:36 #
Keep searching,
If the King of the universe says it is 6,000 years old - believe it! The flood 4,000 years ago put all the fossels under the ground! If the earth has that much dust buildup
, where did all that dirt come from, mans wisdom will make a fool of him, says God.
If the King of the universe says it is 6,000 years old - believe it! The flood 4,000 years ago put all the fossels under the ground! If the earth has that much dust buildup
, where did all that dirt come from, mans wisdom will make a fool of him, says God.
Jan 3, 2018 16:10:33 #
knightrider wrote:
INTELAGENTS
Hmm. You might be onto something...
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