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Why As A Biochemist, I CANNOT Believe In Evolution
743 Comments on "Why As A Biochemist, I CANNOT Believe In Evolution"
Bush Tea January 13, 2010 at 11:01 PM #
Answer another question to assist a bushman MME.
Why after eons of evolution, (32999900 years LOL -during which some of the simplest organisms were able to evolve into some of the most complex systems that we know of), do we continue to have these same basic organisms in existence? Why did these not also 'evolve'?
…more importantly, since this suggest that 'evolution' moved at different rates why indeed do we not currently see examples of ALL of the various intermediate stages of evolution?
I want a 'thing like a fowl' that was not hatched, but is just about to lay eggs for the first time in its evolution
You know where I can find one of them?
Ha ha HA as BAFBFP would say….LMHYAT
Micro Mock Engineer January 13, 2010 at 11:08 PM #
Before I answer your last questions, lets look at your house example closer…
If you look back in history at buildings in Barbados or anywhere else in the world for that matter), you will observe general changes in design. You will find certain common traits in designs based on time or geography. The common changes you observe over time reflect the technology and/or culture of the designers, and represent a form of evolution… externally induced evolution.
If the very first houses were designed with the incredible ability to self-reproduce… without the need for the designer (except for perhaps providing inhabitants – or souls), then it would be entirely reasonable to assume that the changes you observe in home design over time were the result of internal evolutionary mechanisms of these self-reproducing homes.
Bush Tea January 13, 2010 at 11:17 PM #
"but I'm sure you disagree with the steps above so I'll stop here LOL?"
AAAAHHHHHa ha ha ha
What sure BT disagree what?!!
You done know yourself that this is a load of baloney MME. ROTFL.
Wha' skippa, this thing sounds much more far fetched than arguing a concept that claims that "a set of super boss engineers from out of our world mek all these things."….just so – BRAM!
….you catch me with the blocks…..oops! ..must be sleepy…. or just depressed with the situation in Haiti…
Bush Tea January 13, 2010 at 11:30 PM #
"If the very first houses were designed with the incredible ability to self-reproduce… without the need for the designer (except for perhaps providing inhabitants – or souls), then it would be entirely reasonable to assume that the changes you observe in home design over time were the result of internal evolutionary mechanisms of these self-reproducing homes."
Now! Now! MME.
From anyone else BT would let that one pass, but no one knows better that you, that in accord with the laws of engineering, and entropy in particular, that as processes progress in time, they DEGRADE and definitely do not become naturally more refined or complex….UNLESS THERE ARE INTELLIGENT INPUTS.
…think you owe us an apology?
Micro Mock Engineer January 13, 2010 at 11:54 PM #
LOL… what DEGRADE what?!!
That law only applies to closed systems. Entropy does not have to increase in localised open systems (like the earth) receiving an almost limitless amount of energy (from a neighboring star).
You can do better than that BT.
…but is best we deal wid these things before getting to the chicken egg. LOL
As for the terms 'simple' and 'complex'… I normally try to avoid these, as people tend to misinterpret complex as meaning superior… many of these so-called 'complex' organisms would have a hard time surviving in the environments of their ancestors.
Georgie Porgie January 16, 2010 at 4:18 PM #
You is a man with a great understanding in these matters.
Could you pplease kindly help me with the modus operandi or the mechanism of action as to the evolution of the following oiece of information I read in a book ?
"The presence of highly specific receptor proteins on the lymphocyte surface implies that even before an antigen enters the body, immuno-competent B and T cells are already waiting "in the wings."
Moreover, the genetic code for synthesizing the surface receptor is present in an individual even though the individual has not been exposed to that antigen. We may never experience malaria, for example, yet we already have surface receptor proteins for recognizing and binding to the antigens of malaria parasites."
Maybe my good friend NS can help.
Micro Mock Engineer January 16, 2010 at 10:07 PM #
Many of the answers you seek are in the same book you have quoted from.
It is also important to read the early chapters in a book before jumping to the back (sort of like reading the Bible… but I am sure you were aware of that LOL)… here is how that text book you are using put it in Chapter 1, page 35, under the heading "Microbial Evolution"…
"Evolution represents the foundation for all biology and medicine. Bioligists have estimated that there are millions of species of organisms living on Earth today. The study of phylogeny involves the identification of evolutionary relationships between these organisms and has resulted in a complex genealogical tree, called the "phylogenetic tree of life". Using the gene sequences for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) from different organisms, one can determine evolutionary relationships. Such studies have identified three distinct phylogenetic lineages (Fig.1.20). As mentioned earlier, the prokaryotes, or classical "bacteria", actually sort out into two separate lineages and so have been split into two separate domains, the Bacteria and Archaea. All the eukaryotic organisms remain in one domain called the Eukarya. The phylogenetic tree of life provides a working framework for the life sciences and represents the model for the organization of biological and microbiological knowledge in this text."
Now you see what I meant when I lamented that evolutionary biology was not a core subject in many medical schools? Can you imagine the discipline which forms the "foundation for all biology and medicine" and the "working framework for life sciences" being skimmed over (or ignored altogether) in medical schools… whu dat would be like doing engineering without teaching physics.
Even though your question was clearly facetious, for the benefit of those interested in evolutionary theory, I will provide an opinion…
Christopher Halsall January 16, 2010 at 10:19 PM #
@MME: "Even though your question was clearly facetious, for the benefit of those interested in evolutionary theory, I will provide an opinion…
Aren't you a little late to class, MME?
Not problem. I'm happy to provide peer review to same.
Micro Mock Engineer January 16, 2010 at 11:05 PM #
GP… both humoral and cell-mediated immune response have evolved over time. Although I notice you have focused on the latter, it is difficult to tell the evolutionary story of one without the other. I will share what little knowledge I have on the evolutionary origins of both. It all began with phagocytosis* in unicellular animals…
[*phagocytosis –> in Bush language, this is the process whereby cells 'eat' bacteria, pathogens, and other 'foreign' matter etc.]
In our ancestral unicellular organisms, phagocytosis was used primarily as a means of refueling. However, as multicellular organisms evolved it became an important defense mechanism where certain cells in the organism used phagocytosis to 'eat' pathogens and debris that would otherwise be harmful to the whole organism. Both modes of phagocytosis are evident today. The shift from innate (or generic) to adaptive (or specialized) immune systems corresponded with a shift in survival strategy from collective survival to individual survival. So for example, most fish use a survival strategy of rapid reproduction with batches of numerous offspring… a 'brute force' victory-by-outnumbering strategy against pathogens, for which innate and primitive adaptive immune systems are adequate. In contrast, a combination of changed environmental conditions and genetic mutation resulted in slower reproductive maturity and fewer offspring for our ancestors, requiring a different immune strategy.
Evolutionary theory predicts that we should see the stages of immune system development as we make our way up the 'tree of life' through geological time. Lets look at just a few steps in that process to see what we find…
Protozoa (2,000 million years ago) – phagocytosis… cells 'eat' toxins and bacteria.
Agnathan fish (510 million years ago) – B cells produced by gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), but no lymphoid organs present. A lymphoid organ (thymus) found in later species of fish like Teleostei.
Amphibians (350 million years ago) – GALT, thymus and spleen… lymph nodes begin to form but are in primitive stages of development. Bone marrow in a few species. T helper cells appear.
Primates (60 million years ago) – 5 lymphocyte classes capable of combating numerous pathogens… but still susceptible to many (including malaria which you mentioned), and more importantly, still evolving. At the moment we help it along with vaccines… in the future we will make even greater strides using gene therapy and genetic engineering.
Bush Tea January 16, 2010 at 11:31 PM #
Man you is an engineer or a lawyer? You are (ingeniously I admit) dodging the issues…..
Even where entropy decreases, can you give examples of natural systems which tend to become more complex (and you DO know what complex means) WITHOUT intelligent external inputs and which are of enough significance to suggest large scale creation via this process?
Take the domestication of wild animals for example as species becoming more 'complex'. Where has this occurred without intelligent planning and control by humans?
LOL – I can't wait to hear your explanation (without the fancy latin or legal verbiage) of how we came to have omelette's …… ROTFL.
Christopher Halsall January 16, 2010 at 11:32 PM #
@Georgie Porgie: "I see[.] What a load!
Give me a break…
Simple. Logic. Obvious…
It is only a "load" upon those you hope to place it upon.
Complexity without the background.
Come on Mr. Georgie Porgie (probably not his real name)…
Please don't play this game with the "children".
You are bigger than this.
Christopher Halsall January 16, 2010 at 11:34 PM #
@Bush Tea: "LOL – I can't wait to hear your explanation (without the fancy latin or legal verbiage) of how we came to have omelette's …… ROTFL.
Any chance you might stop laughing?
Micro Mock Engineer January 16, 2010 at 11:37 PM #
"Even where entropy decreases, can you give examples of natural systems which tend to become more complex (and you DO know what complex means) WITHOUT intelligent external inputs and which are of enough significance to suggest large scale creation via this process?"
No I can't.
BT… evolution, like gravity, was the product of intelligent design.
… by the way, domestication of wild animals is a perfect example. That is MICRO evolution… can you imagine what type of evolution BBE is capable of designing?
Micro Mock Engineer January 16, 2010 at 11:41 PM #
Man BT… even a simple MME can design and create a self-reproducing computer code that, left to its own in a virtual environment programmed with certain 'laws' like variation (random mutation) and differential fitness (competition), will evolve more 'complex' functions… provided of course I keep the computer (sun) plugged in. Of course you will argue that it was intelligently designed… and I would agree with you.
If you like I can even tell you where to download it. 🙂
Bush Tea January 16, 2010 at 11:45 PM #
Actually MME, reading your 1105 P.M. post, I believe that you could be hired to prove beyond reasonable doubt to an educated observer, that the 3S project to widen the ABC highway was created without any intelligent inputs……. ROTFL.
….which just happens to be true in this particular case LOL
Georgie Porgie January 17, 2010 at 12:03 AM #
Where is the evidence for all this BS that evolutionary theory predicts ? Is there any reproducable replicatable evidence, Sir? Or am I to take this all by faith?
"Both humoral and cell-mediated immune response have evolved over time."
Is there any reproducable replicatable evidence, Sir? Or am I to take this all by faith?
"Protozoa (2,000 million years ago) – phagocytosis… cells 'eat' toxins and bacteria." Is there any reproducable replicatable evidence, Sir? Or am I to take this all by faith?
"Agnathan fish (510 million years ago) – B cells produced by gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), but no lymphoid organs present. A lymphoid organ (thymus) found in later species of fish like Teleostei."
Is there any reproducable replicatable evidence, Sir? Or am I to take this all by faith?
"Amphibians (350 million years ago) – GALT, thymus and spleen… lymph nodes begin to form but are in primitive stages of development. Bone marrow in a few species. T helper cells appear."
Is there any evidence, Sir?Or am I to take this all by faith?
Primates (60 million years ago) – 5 lymphocyte classes capable of combating numerous pathogens… but still susceptible to many (including malaria which you mentioned), and more importantly, still evolving.
Is there any evidence, Sir? Or am I to take this all by faith?
At the moment we help it along with vaccines… in the future we will make even greater strides using gene therapy and genetic engineering. I see. Have you seen the blue prints for such engineering Sir? You seem to have a lot of faith in man.
No I dont see what you meant when you lamented that evolutionary biology was not a core subject in many medical schools?
It wont help us to do the simple things we do. How will this BS help me to differentiate between PID, ectopic pregnancy or fluid from an ovarian cyst falling into the Poch of Douglas?
How will this help me treat an inguinal or femoral or umbilical hernia? How will this BS help us determine the cause of jaundice?
Who says that this BS that you are promoting is the discipline which forms the "foundation for all biology and medicine" and the "working framework for life sciences?"
Apparently ALL the curriculum committees of the world's medical schools dont share this view. Thank God!
No Sir ! This BS is not a necessary Basic Science for the foundation of Medicine Sir.
I wont ever go into a Biochem class and talk about God, but I have some ppts to show tomorrow of how a PhD at a US university is allowed to go oito a class room and spout about some nig bang theory. Never saw that in any of the ten leading texts I have read. Amazing.
Bush Tea January 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM #
I will again state why you are confusing the whole debate.
By arguing that BBE created the universe through a process of evolution you are clearly NOT a 'real real' evolutionist.
'Real' evolutionist seek to explain our reality minus BBE.
You are therefore confusing the macro debate by starting with a BBE.
Now to your particular (and unique) position, I again ask:
1 – Why would BBE use evolution instead of just making the startup scenario as effectively described in Genesis? (relatively one time – BRAM)
2 – Even if evolution was the selected process, when and why did the chicken change to laying its egg rather than using internal incubation?
3 – Would you agree that adding a process of 'evolution' to a Genesis style startup scenario would be nothing short of brilliant?
Yours is an interesting – but flawed theory MME…. but take an A for effort and creativity….
Bush Tea January 17, 2010 at 12:25 AM #
Man BT… even a simple MME can design and create a self-reproducing computer code that, left to its own in a virtual environment programmed with certain 'laws' like variation ……………..
MME…. You back with that rum and coconut water again…..?
If a MME design and create a code… THAT is called intelligent input.
If it runs on a computer platform – THAT requires intelligent inputs….
If the system needs a reliable power supply to run "on its own….." etc etc
Micro Mock Engineer January 17, 2010 at 10:56 AM #
It has not been my intention to confuse the debate, and I have included God in the process from the outset. As I also indicated, I believe the reason this topic generates so much emotion and animosity is because many people (including some scientists like GP) misunderstand the theory of evolution. It is also true that several scientists attempt to use evolution as a plank in their arguments against the existence of God, however, I think I have shown that this can be easily dismissed since evolution is a theory about biological processes, not the metaphysical. To reinforce this point, here is an extract from Charles Darwin's Autobiography:
"…the impossibility of conceiving that this grand and wondrous universe, with our conscious selves, arose through chance, seems to me the chief argument for the existence of God; but whether this is an argument of real value, I have never been able to decide. I am aware that if we admit a First Cause, the mind still craves to know whence it came and how it arose. Nor can I overlook the difficulty from the immense amount of suffering through the world. I am, also, induced to defer to a certain extent to the judgment of the many able men who have fully believed in God; but here again I see how poor an argument this is. The safest conclusion seems to me that the whole subject is beyond the scope of man's intellect; but man can do his duty."
… even Darwin recognized that his theory of evolution was useless in the debate on God's existence. Above are the words of a man who was uncertain on the question of God… an agnostic… he was unable to reconcile pain and suffering in the world with the existence of God. As you know, that is a challenging issue for many people.
"1 – Why would BBE use evolution instead of just making the startup scenario as effectively described in Genesis? (relatively one time – BRAM)"
I don't know why evolution was used., but the evidence leads me to conclude that evolutionary mechanisms were employed in the creation of biological life (creation of the Soul is an entirely different matter). I have also opined that the "startup scenario as described in Genesis" was not intended to give us a ball-by-ball commentary on creation, anymore than "the trees of the field shall clap their hands" (Isaiah 55:12) should be taken literally. A book that intends to remain relevant for all time, must communicate in a way that is sympathetic to the limitations in knowledge and vocabulary of people throughout the ages.
"2 – Even if evolution was the selected process, when and why did the chicken change to laying its egg rather than using internal incubation?"
… coming up… how you want those eggs, fried or scrambled? LOL.
"3 – Would you agree that adding a process of 'evolution' to a Genesis style startup scenario would be nothing short of brilliant?"
I would agree. But why create an untestable hypothesis, when evolutionary theory not only explains the evidence left behind by God's creation, but does so in a useful way that creates a "framework for life sciences" and "foundation for all biology and medicine"… as indicated in the text book from which GP teaches and quotes frequently.
Tell me BT… wouldn't you find it a bit odd if I told you the reason why an apple falls from a tree when its stem breaks is because God grabs it and throws it to the ground. Maybe He does… and if true, I would not be able to tell you why… but I would be able to present you with a scientifically verifiable theory describing how He does it. It is the same with biological evolution.
Evolution… whether in computer code or biological life is evidence of intelligent design. I am agreeing with you on that BT… you mekkin this thing real hard yuh… I have just enough energy left for one more evolutionary process description… you want the chicken egg, the butterfly or the platypus? ROTFL
Bush Tea January 17, 2010 at 11:37 AM #
Let me begin by telling you how much I appreciate your honest and forthright contributions. I have to tell you that you are easily my most thought provoking adversary on this subject ..ever!!…. and that I have indeed learnt much in the process of engaging you.
You have a fundamental problem with your theory however.
You seem to be arguing that BBE decided to use evolution in the creation of the world 'so that you would be able to explain the things around us in scientific terms'.
You seem to be saying that although our world COULD have been created as a fait accompli (just so BRAM!), and that the Bible in fact gives that clear impression (even if using figurative language), it was actually done over eons – thus giving a wrong indication in the bible.
Your weakest point however comes when you suggest that the evidence 'supports' creation via evolution.
…in fact, the evidence shows ONLY that evolution is a fact. That changes occur to species, which reflect the influences of their environment (high class engineering design); and that these changes are essentially WITHIN SPECIES.
If you were right, then evolution would be an ongoing process with many examples of transitional specimens in the process of evolving to another species….
BBE deliberately created a number of anomalies whose main purpose is is to 'confound those who are wise in their own eyes'…… that is why we have omelette for example.
It is also why Jesus spoke in parables to deliberately confuse listeners; why the Devil was created and why the world is generally confused even among the greatest level of education ever.
Attempts to explain the ways of BBE using man's wisdom (science and theology) are doomed to confusion and disarray….. as can be seen even here on BU…
Not Saved January 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM #
"By arguing that BBE created the universe through a process of evolution you are clearly NOT a 'real real' evolutionist."
No BT it is YOU that constantly conflates evolution with creation of the universe or creation of life.
As MME has painstakingly explained to you (and others), the theory of evolution is a theory OF BIOLOGY. It is a theory OF LIVING ORGANISMS
IT IS NOT, I repeat, IT IS NOT a theory of the creation of life (or the universe).
Those subjects are abiogenesis and cosmology.
You might as well attack Einsteins Theory of general relativity for not explaining the origin of space and time.
There have been believers and non believers before and after the theory of evolution.
The best biological departments of the world are filled with believers and non believers.
Your "real real evolutionist" is nothing more than a strawman.
Not Saved January 17, 2010 at 11:59 AM #
"…in fact, the evidence shows ONLY that evolution is a fact. That changes occur to species, which reflect the influences of their environment (high class engineering design); and that these changes are essentially WITHIN SPECIES."
Of course this is flat out false.
Not Saved January 17, 2010 at 12:07 PM #
"If you were right, then evolution would be an ongoing process with many examples of transitional specimens in the process of evolving to another species…."
And that is exactly what the evidence shows.
MME has already provided links to just some of this evidence which incidentally keeps growing.
(and considering how rare fossilisation is its remarkable we have any evidence at all ).
(standy by for the usual creationist denial)
Not Saved January 17, 2010 at 12:18 PM #
"Even where entropy decreases, can you give examples of natural systems which tend to become more complex (and you DO know what complex means) WITHOUT intelligent external inputs "
Why did you say no?
A hurricane is one of many examples of a decrease in entropy by a natural process process (or did you disqualify these types of examples because you attribute an ultimate first cause to BBE)
The hurricane does not violate the second law because it is not a closed system.
Bush Tea January 17, 2010 at 1:38 PM #
@ Not Saved
To tell you the truth NS, my problem (and I do mean- MY problem) is that I cannot for the life of me understand exactly where you stand.
When you make references to well known scholars and reference materials (as is MME's wont also) you must understand that that style is only useful when wanna bright boys talking to (trying to impress) one another….. It is NOT helpful in trying to enlighten a bushman.
Do you, like MME, believe in a pre-existing supernatural being?
Do you (like MME) concur that this supernatural being is responsible for the reality that we call existence?
Are you saying that the supernatural being created the biological process called evolution, which was then the process through which our world came into being?
Or do you subscribe to the belief that NO such superior intelligence exists, and that we are what we are as a result of circumstances of chance? … and that 'evolution' is just another arbitrary law that happens to exist…..?
Wha' it is that you arguing here NS?…. apart from just being against bushmen ….LOL
Micro Mock Engineer January 17, 2010 at 2:26 PM #
"Why did you say no? A hurricane is one of many examples of a decrease in entropy by a natural process process (or did you disqualify these types of examples because you attribute an ultimate first cause to BBE)"
You are correct NS… it is just that conceptually I agree with BT that the laws which govern these natural processes are divine in origin. I do believe in a 'first cause'… this belief is faith based and informed by my philosophy of life.
In the context of the discussion, your hurricane example is a good one. I had thought of using lightning, but figured GP would quote from Job 37:11-15. LOL
Not Saved January 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM #
Hi Georgie,
Ironic you should use malaria as an example.
You may find this paper interesting:
"How Malaria Has Affected the Human Genome and What Human Genetics Can Teach Us about Malaria
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski"
Note, malaria parasites have existed long before humans.
Bush Tea January 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM #
"I am not aware of any."
You only acknowledge those of whom you are aware?
…. and have the gall to refer Bush Tea to fossil records from 2,999,9200 years ago? LOL
Man answer the question nuh?
What exactly is your argument? …. or maybe you can assist MME with the egg thing…
Not Saved January 18, 2010 at 12:22 AM #
Yes BT, settled science is current generally accepted scientific theory.
It is always open to improvement.
Lets not argue semantics now.
Lets also be clear that "evolution" is data, the facts we observe from the fossil record.
Over 99% of species that ever lived are now extinct.
Hardly the case of creation by "BRAM" !
The "Theory of Evolution" is the "how and the why" these observed changes occurred.
No doubt we will continue to improve our understanding of the "how and why" and the theory will become more and more robust in its explanatory power.
To throw out a form of the "galileo gambit" is a disingenuous argument.
Tell me, is your "BRAM" theory open to revision in light of the evidence?
Not Saved January 18, 2010 at 12:35 AM #
By the way,
"a flat earth" was never an accepted scientific theory.
You may find this useful:
Phlogiston theory was already being seriously challenged within a 100 hundred years and hardly lasted for "centuries".
Surely you appreciate that science is able to move faster now.
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 9:20 PM #
OK BT… a good place to pick this back up is from your question… "Even if evolution was the selected process, when and why did the chicken change to laying its egg rather than using internal incubation?"
The chicken-egg evolutionary process is actually easy to describe having done the groundwork higher up the thread, but first we have to get a few more GP-ite translations out of the way…
Amniotes – these are vertibrates that lay eggs which can survive out of water (called amniotic eggs). Examples would be all birds, most reptiles (exceptions are some lizards and snakes) and some mammals (e.g. anteater and platypus).
Amnion – this is the membrane or sac containing amniotic fluid, in which the fetus develops. It is common to both fertilized chicken and human eggs… the rupturing of the amnion is what happens when a woman's "water breaks".
Oviparity – this is the process where the embryo develops in an egg outside of the mother's body, with the embryo being nourished by a yolk.
Vivparity – this is the process where the embryo develops in an egg inside of the mother's body, with the embryo being nourished by a placental connection to the mother.
Ovoviparity – this is an evolutionary intermediary between oviparity and vivparity, where the embryo develops in an egg that remains inside the mother until birth, but there is no placental connection. In all three cases, fertilization of the egg takes place inside of the mother.
Now to make a small correction to your question… the chicken didn't "change to laying its egg rather than using internal incubation", because according to evolutionary theory the order in which reproductive systems evolved was oviparity–> ovoviparity –> viviparity. In other words, "internal incubation" is a relatively new reproductive mechanism. Fossil evidence demonstrates that oviparity predates viviparity by millions of years. Fortunately we don't have to rely on fossil records alone for evidence of this transition, as we have many examples of transitional species still in existence… for example, the veiled chameleon lays eggs while its cousin, Jackson's chameleon, gives live birth. Similarly, the python lays eggs while its cousin the boa gives live birth.
So… to cut a multi-billion year story short LOL, eggs have been around for millions of years before chickens… of course in those 'early' days, the eggs didn't contain chickens, but they did contain species which would eventually evolve to become chickens… and chameleons… and snakes etc. The process started with single cell reproduction, moving on to multicellular organisms laying eggs for external fertilization, then internal fertilization of eggs before being laid, then longer and longer uterine retention of fertilized eggs before being laid, then eggs that 'hatched' internally, then eggs that not only fully developed internally but with yolk placentation.
… and today we see a species, over the past 50 years, actively involved in its own evolution… external fertilization (test tube babies), genetic engineering, cloning… the next million years should be interesting 🙂
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 9:27 PM #
"In all three cases, fertilization of the egg takes place inside of the mother."
Correction to above… I was thinking in terms of the chicken, but in oviparity, fertilisation can take place either internally (e.g. chicken) or externally (e.g. fish and amphibians).
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 9:35 PM #
…and BT, now that we know some of GP's fancy words, we understand what his text books mean when it describes the phylogenetic reconstruction (translation: path through the tree of life) for the butterfly's evolution which you also asked about higher up the thread ROFL.
Their biological ancestors separated in the branch I provided above, at the 'Colelomata' 'limb' around 600 million years ago and continued down the following evolutionary path…
› Coelomata
› Protostomia
› Panarthropoda
› Arthropoda
› Mandibulata
› Pancrustacea
› Hexapoda
› Insecta
› Dicondylia
› Pterygota
› Neoptera
› Endopterygota
› Amphiesmenoptera (family of butterflies and moths)
Bush Tea February 16, 2010 at 9:39 PM #
OK MME, I promise to let the matter rest here.
There are a few reasons for this.
– I have forgotten the gist of this thread and don't have the time or patience to review it. ( I barely recall the various positions)
– I still find it hard to understand how you could know all this draft…. from Latin to biology to engineering to law – RU4real?
– Skippa, you sound like you actually believe these things that you are saying…. snigger!!
– and lastly, you trying to trick the bushman by suggesting that 'evolution' includes processes like genetic engineering..
How could it be 'evolution' when it is engineered by brilliant minds and cutting edge technology? When BBE did a similar but more complex thing we called it CREATION.
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 9:50 PM #
"How could it be 'evolution' when it is engineered by brilliant minds and cutting edge technology?"
Evolution, like gravity and the laws of thermodynamics, are just a few of those cutting edge 'technologies' used in "the more complex thing" we call CREATION.
Bush Tea February 16, 2010 at 10:04 PM #
That position defies logic. You can do much better.
If modern scientists were able to build a human being 'just so', would it make sense to waste time on in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and other similar procedures.
Similarly, if BBE could CREATE things 'just so' why would they waste time with such haphazard mechanisms as evolution? – just so you and your bright friends can show off with those fancy (and admittedly impressive) Latin word? LOL
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 10:34 PM #
"if BBE could CREATE things 'just so' why would they waste time with such haphazard mechanisms as evolution?"
Evolution is no more haphazard than quantum mechanics… and while both leave us with unanswered questions, they also provide us with testable knowledge about the natural world.
Frankly, I am a bit disappointed in that last question BT… it is sort of like asking why BBE would waste time with haphazard mechanisms like allowing suffering in the world… surely BBE could create perfect beings 'just so' without the need for this drama called life on earth… right? 🙂
There is nothing haphazard about any observable process around us, and what you may perceive as imperfections is all part of a plan… but you already know this… you like you sleepy yuh… or dem big words I borrow from GP got you confuse?
Micro Mock Engineer February 16, 2010 at 11:32 PM #
"If there is a God, He will not or cannot be understood by us, otherwise He wouldn't be God. Let's get on with enjoying life as we understand such."
Anonymous… that is an interesting observation. It's similar to this quotation from the Vedas… "As far as the Universe extends, thus far extends the space within the heart." – Chandogya Upanishad 8-1-3
Meaning-of-life type questions and philosophical discussions should help us to enjoy life… or at the very least, face death when that time comes without fear.
Anonymous February 17, 2010 at 12:03 AM #
There is a Bible quote about "putting away childish things". Meaning-of-life questions seem childish. All I know is that I am alive and thus each "moment" has meaning and if only I can let go of my preconceived notions then maybe I will find that meaning for each "moment". To live so as to die without fear seems like such a waste.
"Every day is as old as a new day is. Time represents itself.
Night fakes the rule of stars; as we fake
light's good pencil.
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Micro Mock Engineer February 17, 2010 at 1:10 AM #
I enjoy contemplating the nature of human beings and our place in the universe… indeed, it helps me find meaning in each moment… but I appreciate the fact that others like yourself do not share similar interests. LOL
I agree with you though that we should not "live so as to die without fear"… although I am not sure how you reached that conclusion from my statement… unless of course you thought I was suggesting that one should spend ones entire life engaged in philosophical discourse (or blogging for that matter) 🙂
"An individual human existence should be like a river – small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this
way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue." – C.S. Lewis
Micro Mock Engineer February 17, 2010 at 1:25 AM #
oops… that quote was Bertrand Russell.
Reading a book right now contrasting the lives and philosophies of Russell, Hume and C.S. Lewis.
Despite very different worldviews they all expressed remarkably similar sentiments about aging and death.
Anonymous February 17, 2010 at 7:16 AM #
can you give me the title of that book? Russell's quote has a Buddhist or Hindu sensibility to it. I believe (regretfully) when I was younger that I spent too much time on questions on life's meanings. Now in the high afternoon of my days there is an urgency to taste as much of life as possible before merging into that infinite sea of Nirvana (hopefully).(with a sigh and a smile).
Micro Mock Engineer February 17, 2010 at 7:44 PM #
Its called "God and the Reach of Reason: C.S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell". Here is an Amazon link…
It focuses mainly on critiquing Lewis' philosophy. While I don't agree with some of the author's conclusions, I like the way he puts one of Christianity's most influential apologetics in conversation with two of its most famous critics.
Bush Tea February 17, 2010 at 9:13 PM #
"Frankly, I am a bit disappointed in that last question BT… it is sort of like asking why BBE would waste time with haphazard mechanisms like allowing suffering in the world… surely BBE could create perfect beings 'just so' without the need for this drama called life on earth… right? 🙂
MME, listen to Bush Tea carefully. EVERYTHING you posted above is completely wrong. Please let me explain why.
The problem with your thesis that BBE chose to use evolution as the mechanism for creation is understood by answering the question which I asked and you skilfully skirted…. If scientist could make living human beings directly, would they use 'in vitro fertilization' and such methodologies?
…do you now use a slide rule in your design work? It makes no sense.
Secondly, if as you suggest, BBE DID use evolution as his design approach please tell me why the inspired word would explain the concept in' creation 'terms of BBE saying ' LET THERE BE….and there was…." Do you think that this was done to mislead us? or was it a mistake?
But where you REALLY fall down is in your reference to the 'drama of life on Earth' and the suffering and pain involved.
MME, THAT is the real beauty and excellence of the whole project. There are some things that CANNOT BE CREATED 'just so'….. as you well know.
Life can be created.
Matter can be created
Civilizations can be created
CHARACTER cannot be created 'just so'. That needs to be forged in a crucible of different and difficult experiences.
Think about it, can you contemplate a more complete and excellent crucible? – designed to facilitate the molding of that special righteous character that is characterized by the ability to LOVE one's enemies; to pray for those who seek to kill you; to rise above pain and suffering?
For the purpose for which it was built, life on earth is indeed PERFECT in every way…..(as BBE said upon completion of the construction)
….so your assessment of the 'mechanisms of life such as suffering, as 'haphazard' is hugely misguided. Such is the assessment of those to whom 'life on earth' represents their be all and end all….. as articulated by Anonymous above.
Micro Mock Engineer February 17, 2010 at 11:33 PM #
BT, my statement on the mechanisms of life (like suffering) being haphazard was meant to be 'tongue-in-cheek'… it was made in the context of your referring to evolution as haphazard, which to me is an equally absurd statement.
I don't believe that evolution is a purposeless trial-and-error process. Nor do I see it as analogous to genetic engineering experiments. While evolution may not be as directly involved in shaping character the same way experiences do, it is one of the observable forces of nature (like gravity) at work in the crucible. It is not THE mechanism, as you put it, but one of many mechanisms at work in the crucible. Reducing my "thesis" (LOL) to one of BBE choosing "to use evolution as the mechanism for creation" was a crafty way of framing my position to shoot it down… you could just as well have said that I believe BBE chose to use gravity as the mechanism for evolution. Do you agree with the theory of gravity, and if so why? If you do, I suspect your reasons would be similar to those I would give in support of evolution.
A look at gravity in more detail may help clear up an issue… there are two ways we look gravity. One is as a fact (i.e. the natural observable phenomenon that objects/masses attract each other) and the other as a theory (right now the best one we have is general relativity/space-time curvature… but just as this replaced Newton's theory, it too is likely to be replaced as our knowledge improves… maybe String theory will be its successor?). It is similar with evolution… there is the naturally observable phenomenon (from fossil records, and other evidence presented higher up the thread) that biological organisms have evolved from common ancestors over millions of years. Then there is Darwin's theory of the mechanism, which, like general relativity, may be replaced some day.
BT… I don't know why you and others consider evolution to be so threatening, or incompatible with the Creation account. As a physical/biological creation, the differences between us and other organisms may appear significant on the surface, but the fact is we are constructed from the same fundamental physical ingredients molded in different ways over time… it is our Soul that makes us unique.
As an aside, when BBE said "let us make man in our image" do you think this referred to our physical bodies?
Anon February 18, 2010 at 11:46 PM #
New Center at Michigan State U. Will Study Evolution, Both Natural and Digital
By Mary Helen Miller
Computer scientists, biologists, and engineers will work together to study evolution in a new center set to open at Michigan State University in June. The university announced Wednesday that it had recieved a $25-million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Bio/computational Evolution in Action Consortium, which will be known as Beacon.
Scientists at Beacon will study evolution as a continuing process, and they will conduct research in the field, in labs, and with computers. They will study digital evolution using self-replicating computer programs that imitate natural evolution. Charles Ofria, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State who was heavily involved in establishing Beacon, explained the benefits of studying digital evolution.
"When evolution occurs on a computer, we can record every single thing that happens," he said. "For example, we can take an evolved digital organism, trace its descent, and see every single mutation."
Though Beacon will be located at Michigan State, four other universities will be partners in the center: North Carolina A&T State University and the Universities of
Anonymous March 5, 2010 at 6:08 PM #
today it was announced that scientists believe there is compelling evidence that a single asteroid collision with the earth was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. This mass extinction led to the rise of mammals as the dominant species on earth. It would appear that the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred fairly rapidly in about 300 000 years. I believe that biologists claim that other life forms evolved from dinosaurs for example birds. So my question: If dinosaurs were killed off fairly rapidly how is it that that they could have evolved into new species? [My understanding of the evolution of life on earth is probably incomplete if not incorrect so feel free to provide corrections]
The whole truth February 10, 2012 at 7:32 AM #
It's no wonder that many people are leaving churches, the cult of christianity, and religion in general when arrogant, sanctimonious, authoritarian, tyrannical Dominionists like Dictionary (Gordon E, Mullings of Montserrat), Zoe, and Georgie Porgie (to name a few), show just how morally bankrupt, two-faced, dishonest, abusive, and delusional, and insane religious zealots are.
old onion bags February 10, 2012 at 8:04 AM #
I don't know why Peter Wickham don't come clean and own up for this blog.
After all the lick and kick the poor atheist got yesterday from the good christian people on Brass Tack…the sore loser chose to run to BU to exalt some console from lame do doers from the back door .This is the worst post in recent times….Peter poor Peter..go find a lonely place in the gym.
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FLINT, MI -- After a year away from NFL, Flint Northern graduate Chris Wilson is hoping a solid preseason will help him make the final cut of the Washington Redskins roster.
Wilson played four seasons from 2007 to 2010 for the Redskins, primarily on special teams and on second-team defensive units, but wasn't re-signed last offseason. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2011 preseason, but was cut before the regular season began.
In the Redskins first preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, Wilson recorded five tackles, one of which was for a loss, and in the third game against the Indianapolis Colts, he had one tackle and a safety after sackings Colts quarterback Chandler Harnish in the endzone.
Washington went on to win both games and finished 3-1 this preseason.
"[This game] is very important for a guy like myself," Wilson told The Washington Post after the Colts game. "I know my role on this team, playing special teams, and being able to make sure there's not any drop-off when I'm in the game. Just trying to show what I can do.
"Being gone, football is something I love and cherish, especially being here at FedEx Field. It was a wonderful feeling to come back here in this stadium. Just giving God all the glory, honor and praise, and just happy I could play well."
In four years with the Redskins, Wilson racked up 65 tackles, including six sacks and two forced fumbles.
On Tuesday, Keith McMillian with The Washington Post predicted Wilson would make the final 53-man roster when the final cuts are made. McMillian has Wilson joining Ryan Kerrigan, Brian Orakpo and Rob Jackson as the outside linebackers after the final cut, with Markus White being the last roster cut.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- City schools reached an all-time high on the Albany Business Review's list of the top school districts in the greater Capital Region, Superintendent Janice White said Monday.
The Saratoga Springs City School District climbed three spots to No. 6 on the publication's annual rankings, which encompass an 11-county region.
The publication states it primarily uses data from the state Department of Education, reviewing statistics like graduation rates and science and math test scores to calculate a 100-point score for 85 school districts.
The city scored a 97.56 overall in The Business Review's weighted calculation, marking the seventh time in the past eight years it has placed in the publication's top 10.
White, whose district was ranked No. 8 for math and No. 6 for science by the publication, said the ratings are a reflection of the district prioritizing student achievement goals during her five-year tenure at the district's helm, which will come to an end when she retires, effective Sunday, July 1.
Michael Piccirillo, the district's current assistant superintendent for secondary education, will take over the reins and the district's $109.5 million budget on that date.
The Business Review ranked Saratoga Springs No. 82 in per-pupil spending for the school year that just concluded, during which the district spent $16,146 on each of its approximately 6,700 students. Lower rankings in that category indicate lower per-pupil spending; Rotterdam-Mohonsen spent the least of the districts surveyed, $14,534 for each of its 2,952 students, according to the report.
Two other Saratoga County districts placed in The Business Review's Top 10, with Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake schools maintaining the No. 5 position it has held in each of the past three years. The Shenendehowa Central School District fell two spots to No. 9, even though it was ranked No. 7 for math and science.
"We were third in math and fourth in science out of the 85," retiring Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Superintendent Jim Schultz said. "That's very exciting in terms of our focus on math, science and technology."
He also pointed out the district was ranked No. 74 among per-pupil spending.
"For the past five or six years we've been really focusing on teamwork ... it really does pay off for the kids even through these tough fiscal times," Schultz said.
Shenendehowa, which had the second-highest enrollment number of any school the publication ranked, was 86th out of the 91 schools ranked in that category.
A district spokeswoman said neither she nor superintendent L. Oliver Robinson had a chance to review the report and were therefore unable to comment Monday afternoon.
The Ballston Spa Central School District, which had its high school gain International Baccalaureate status this year, skyrocketed 19 spots to No. 22 in the overall category. Schuylerville Central School District dropped 14 spots to No. 28, and South Glens Falls fell 13 positions to No. 33.
Rounding out the list of local school districts are Stillwater, No. 27; Galway, 37; Mechanicville, 41; Waterford-Halfmoon, 50; Hadley-Luzerne, 59; and Corinth, 60.
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There used to be no way to manage your Microsoft System Management Server (SMS) 2003 clients from the command line. Luckily, you can harness the power and flexibility of Windows PowerShell to solve that problem.
For the November issue of TechNet Magazine, Don Brown wrote a collection of six Windows PowerShell cmdlets that enable you to configure SMS client local policy from Windows PowerShell for the local machine or groups of remote machines.
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It's a puzzle, and one that deserves to be figured out so that preventive measures can be taken: Why are the rates for sexually transmitted infections among Solano County teens among the highest in California?
And why are they rising, even as birth and AIDS rates seem to be trending downward?
Solano County Health Department officials are well aware of the trends, which received public attention this week when the kidsdata.org website, sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, updated the data it gleans from public health records.
"It's difficult to really know why that is," Solano County Deputy Health Officer Dr. Michael Stacey told The Reporter. "It's concerning that, despite the increase in education, there is still an increase in high-risk sexual behavior."
According to kidsdata.org, the most recent figures (from 2010) show that Solano County youth between the ages of 10 and 19 were treated for chlamydia and gonorrhea more often than their counterparts in nearly every other county.
They also show that the rates of those infections have been rising steadily in Solano County for the past decade.
And yet, other data on the website indicates that Solano County's teen birth rate has been steadily declining and remains consistently below the statewide rate.
Nationally, teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion rates all have declined in recent years, according to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, which attributes the drop to better use of contraception.
If that holds true for Solano County as well, then it would seem that the type of birth control being used could be an issue, since -- unlike condoms -- the pill doesn't protect against sexually transmitted infections.
Of course, as health officials, teachers, pastors and parents typically remind teens and young adults, abstinence is the most effective way to prevent diseases and pregnancy.
Statewide, that seems to be a message many teens are hearing, as nearly 81 percent of 14- to 17-year-olds taking part in a 2009 California Health Initiative Survey said they hadn't yet had sex.
Unfortunately, that rate was only 64 percent in Solano County.
Again, the question is: Why the disparity?
Until the answers are found, it isn't likely that any of these situations will improve.
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Matt Cassel is the quarterback of a running offense in a catch-up situation. And that's putting it really, really, really nicely.
When you're the defending AFC West champion and the division's only winless team out of the gate, you better be built for the comeback. And when you lose your first two games by scores of 41-7 and 48-3, it's quite obvious that the run-run Kansas City Chiefs are not.
"The way we played the first two weeks, I understand why there are a lot of people down on the Chiefs," said Cassel, who can make up for the road game he missed last year at Qualcomm Stadium by leading the Chiefs against the Chargers on Sunday. "But at the same time, look across the division. We're so early, every other team in the division is 1-1. You get a win against a division opponent, you put yourself right back into the race."
With the loss of supreme running back Jamaal Charles last week, you'd think it highly incumbent on Cassel to start being the kind of quarterback whose bread-and-butter is not the handoff-and-pitch. And yet, despite having lost two games by an average of nearly three touchdowns, Cassel is ranked no higher than 25th in pass attempts and 31st in passer rating at 50.4.
Part of Kansas City's problem therein is that Cassel's already been intercepted four times, only three fewer than he had all last season in leading the Chiefs to a 10-6 record and division title.
"Two games don't form an identity," said head coach Todd Haley via conference call. "I think if you form Matt's identity off the first two games last year, you would have a hard time believing he ended up where he did statistically and, most importantly, in the win-loss column. Matt, just like everybody else, needs to play better football."
Last season, by stark contrast, Casssel was the quarterback of a 3-0 team that opened the season with an upset of perennial division winner San Diego. Never mind that he only passed for 68 yards in K.C.'s home win over the Chargers. An appendectomy kept him from even making the Chiefs' annual trip to San Diego, helping to explain the 31-0 rout by the Chargers.
On the other hand, the Chargers have beaten Cassel when he was surrounded by some of the NFL's best all-around talent. The New England Patriots just beat San Diego for the fifth time in six games, and the one time San Diego won (by 20 points in 2008), Cassel was the starter in place of the injured Tom Brady.
The Chiefs aren't the Pats by any stretch of the imagination. But they are the Chiefs. Though they did try to enhance their passing attack with the free-agent acquisition of veteran wideout Steve Breaston and still hope Dwayne Bowe will live up to expectations of being a top receiver, Kansas City is about running the ball, even without Charles.
"We've got a bunch of running backs on this team who are excited about this opportunity, foremost being Thomas Jones," said Haley of the veteran who compiled 32 of his 34 100-yard rushing games before coming to K.C. "Now Thomas will get more opportunities, for sure, but we'll stay with how we've done it. That's a lot of different guys carrying the football. That's Dexter (McCluster) and Jackie Battle … (and) a fullback that can run in Le'Ron McClain.
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Hillary Clinton's 'Hippie Museum' is back
The mammoth appropriations bill now being considered by Congress contains a gift for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), though it's a politically hot one that she may want to keep the receipt for.
A small provision reverses a decision the Senate had earlier made to block funding for a "Hippie Museum," as it became known, in Bethel, New York, near Woodstock. The bill doesn't specifically earmark funds for the museum, but re-opens the possibility that it could be funded if a federal agency chose to.
The Bethel Performing Arts Center, if the omnibus bill passes as is, would get the green light. The provision is on Page 173.
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Glide Memorial Church is a church in San Francisco, California, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, which opened in 1930. Although conservative until the 1960s, since then it has served as a counter-culture rallying point and has been one of the most prominently liberal churches in the United States. Glide is also famous for its Gospel Choir and numerous social service programs. Its contributions to the community have been recognized by public figures such as Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Clinton; as well as Warren Buffett, who contributed the value of an auctioned lunch on eBay.[1]
In 1920, Methodist philanthropist Lizzie Glide purchased a parcel of land at the intersection of Ellis and Taylor Streets in San Francisco [2] and founded the Glide Foundation as a memorial to her millionaire cattleman husband, H.L. Glide of Sacramento.[3] Construction of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church was completed two years later.[2]
In 1963, Rev. Cecil Williams became Pastor at Glide Memorial. Prior to him, Rev. John Moore, whose sermons on homosexuality appeared on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, had been Pastor.[4] In 1964, Glide helped form the Council on Religion and the Homosexual in an effort to close the gap between people of faith and the homosexual community.[5]
Cecil Williams remained sole pastor until 1999, when Rev. Douglass Fitch was named co-Pastor.[3] In 2000, Rev. Fitch was appointed Pastor upon Williams' retirement and transition into the role of Glide Foundation's CEO.[2] Fitch remained Glide's primary pastor until his 2007 retirement, at which time Williams was succeeded as CEO by Willa Seldon.
The Rev. Donald Guest was appointed in 2007, and Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto joined Glide in 2008.[6] In early 2010, Glide announced the resignation of CEO Willa Seldon, who agreed to continue the position until a replacement is found.[7]
In September 2010, Rita Shimmin and Kristen Growney Yamamoto were appointed Co-Executive Directors of Glide, replacing founding Executive Director Janice Mirikitani. Mirikitani, Williams' wife, continues her role as Founding President.[8]
In August 2012, Rev. Theon Johnson III was appointed as Associate Pastor. In June 2014, Rev. Angela Brown JD., was appointed Associate Pastor. As of February 2016, Rev. Oliveto, Rev. Johnson and Rev. Brown make up the pastoral team.[9]
Since the 1960s, Glide Church has provided various services for the poor and disenfranchised. Glide currently runs 87 various social service programs. Through their Daily Free Meals program, Glide serves three meals daily, amounting to over 750,000 free meals a year.[10]
In 2007, Glide provided 750,000 meals per year through their community clinic, which serves more than 3,000 homeless people. They provided over 100,000 hours of licensed childcare and quality after-school programming to over 325 clients in 2007. They provided emergency supplies to 2,190 individuals in 2006. And they booked 5,707 shelter beds and helped 120 homeless persons move into permanent housing in 2007.[11] According to their website, Glide's daily Free Meals program served 934,000 meals in 2009.[12]
The church also provides HIV testing, mental and primary health care, women's programs, crisis intervention, an after-school program, creative arts and mentoring for youth, literacy classes, computer training, job skills training, drug and alcohol recovery programs, free legal services for the homeless, housing with case management, and much more.
In 2009, The Glide Foundation was rated a Top Non-Profit Organization by Philanthropedia.org [11]
Glide Ensemble[edit]
The Glide Ensemble, the church's Gospel Choir currently maintains about 100 members.[13] The Glide Ensemble choir held its first rehearsals in 1969 and has been an integral part of Sunday Celebrations ever since.[2] Directed by John F. Turk Jr. and Ron Sutherland and backed by a full band called the Change Band, the choir groups perform every Sunday at Glide's 9am and 11am Sunday Celebrations [13] Every Sunday's celebration is available on CD and DVD from the church's website and at the church itself. Revenue from this source helps the church fund its many charitable programs.
In 2005, SF Weekly named the Glide Ensemble and Change Band "Best Gospel" in their annual "Best Of San Francisco" awards.[14]
The Glide Ensemble and Change Band have released 9 albums since 1991, which are sold on the first level of the church. All proceeds help fund Glide Foundation's various social service programs.[13]
- John Turk's 30th Anniversary Concert (2010)
- The Real Sounds of the Glide Ensemble: Special Edition Anthology [4 CDs]
- Wings of Song: A Spiritual Flight (2009)
- Holidays with Real Soul (2007)
- A Salute to Ron Sutherland (2004)
- The Sounds of Hope (2001)
- Love to Give (1997)
- Coming Home to the Spirit (1994)
- Touch the Spirit (1991)
Podcasts of every Sunday celebration are available on Glide's website.
Youth and Children's Choirs[edit]
Glide Ensemble Member Errin Mixon leads a choir of teens and young adults that rehearses once a week and performs at services once a month.[15] Glide also runs a choir for Elementary school children, directed by Classy Martin. The Children's Choir sings during Sunday Celebrations several times a year.[15]
Largely through the actions of its long-time Pastor Cecil Williams, Glide has become known for its often-controversial views on issues such as same sex marriage. Since Williams became Pastor in 1963, Glide has been called the best-known pulpit in Northern California. Some of Williams' controversial actions have included:
- Performing Same-Sex Marriages very early on, even though the United Methodist Church was far from sanctioning them.[3] The United Methodist Church, the Protestant denomination of Christianity with which Glide is affiliated, currently does not allow its Ministers to perform Same-Sex Marriages.[16]
- Removing the Cross inside the Sanctuary at Glide.[3]
- Helping form the Council on Religion and Homosexuality in 1964 [2]
- Accepting City subsidies for Glide's charitable work. Seen by some critics as a violation of the separation of Church and State, Glide first started receiving city subsidies for its meals program in 1981. The individual contributions that flow into Glide on Sundays account for a small portion of the budget—less than $640,000 of the foundation's $8.5 million in revenue during 2002, the most recent year for which a financial audit was available.[3] Glide also obtains funding from other various fundraising activities such as their Annual Holiday Festival.[17]
In pop culture[edit]
- The 2006 movie The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith and his son Jaden, depicted the real life rags-to-riches story of Chris Gardner and his son. Once homeless, they turned to Glide's services for support to help them get back on their feet. Cecil Williams and his wife Janice Mirikitani can be seen briefly in the movie as can a number of homeless people employed as extras.[18]
- In May 2007, the ensemble was featured on the American late night show ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''.[citation needed]
- The church is referred to in Emmett Grogan's book, "Ringolevio: A Life Played For Keeps", as the location for The Invisible Circus, an all night party held by the Diggers theatre group.
- Glibb Memorial Church in Armistead Maupin's book, "Tales of the City" is based on Glide [19]
See also[edit]
- ^ "One Power Lunch Helps Feed One Million; Annual eBay Auction for Power Lunch with Warren Buffett Gives GLIDE the Resources to Help Those in Great Need". GLIDE. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "1960s: Death and Rebirth". Our Story. GLIDE. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ a b c d e Strasburg, Jenny (1995-02-26). "The Gospel According to the Reverend Williams". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Rohrer, Megan; Plaster, Joey (2009-10-17). "Urban Specialist Pastors and Their Supporters". Vanguard Revisited. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ Licata, Salvatore J.; Robert P. Peterson (1982). Historical Perspectives on Homosexuality. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 0-917724-27-5.
- ^ http://www.Glide.org/page.aspx?pid=414 http://www.Glide.org/page.aspx?pid=414
- ^ "CEO Willa Seldon to move on". GLIDE. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "1990s: Building the Village". Our Story. GLIDE. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "Our Pastors". Glide Memorial Church. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ "Glide: Meals". Glide Memorial Church. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ a b "Glide Foundation". Myphilanthropedia.org. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "Feed the Hungry". GLIDE. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Ensemble". GLIDE. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "San Francisco Best Gospel". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ a b "Engage Communities". GLIDE. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ Barrick, Audrey (2009-04-30). "United Methodist Court Rejects Gay Marriage Resolution". The Christian Post. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "Annual Holiday Festival". GLIDE. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "The Pursuit of Happyness". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ Cook, Katie. "Tales of the City". SF Uncovered. Retrieved 1 December 2013.


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A Messy Transition: Practical Problems With 32bit Addressing In Windowsby Ryan Smith on July 12, 2007 12:00 PM EST
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As we stated earlier, the inspiration behind this article is Supreme Commander, which was crashing during gameplay due to what we discovered to be was the game exhausting its user space. Without taking extreme and convoluted measures, most applications can do little besides (gracefully) crash when they've exhausted their user space. Server applications, which on the whole tend to be the king of memory hogs in the first place, tend to have some sort of compensation mechanism, but for more generalized applications like games this is not the case.
In this case, Supreme Commander was crashing late in to big games on a system that otherwise is completely stable. No amount of testing could come up with a problem outside of Supreme Commander, and most telltale of all was that it was only a problem with large maps with large number of players with high quality settings; turning anything down made the crashing stop. Although not clearly a memory error it greatly reduces the list of possible problems to a few things. The entire process, we suspect, will be similar for everyone hitting the 2GB barrier: the affected application is crashing under heavy load. Thankfully the problem is possible to debug, albeit with moderate difficulty.
With all of that said, I did not come up with the diagnosis or the solution myself and while the problem in retrospect is quite obvious, at the time I did not even take the 2GB barrier in to consideration. As such, credit for the diagnosis and solution belongs to MadBoris of the Gas Powered Games forums who identified Supreme Commander as hitting the 2GB barrier and publishing a solution for it, which we will cover here.
Getting to the root of the problem requires additional tools beyond what comes with Windows XP or Vista. The task manger, the logical tool for this task, doesn't track the information we need to know. At best, the task manager can list how much data is in the various memory pools altogether, however this is not the metric we're looking for. What we actually need to know is how much of the application's share of the virtual address space has been allocated (the fundamental problem after all is when we run out of unused virtual address space to allocate) which due to a multitude of reasons can be much greater than the amount of memory in use by an application. For finding this we'll need Sysinternals' Process Explorer.
The above screenshot was taken as this paragraph was written, showcasing several different memory values for the running processes. The WS Private (Working Set Private) column lists how much physical memory the application is using, and this is the same column listed by the Windows Task Manager for memory usage. The Private Bytes column is the total amount of memory the application is using. Last but not least however is the Virtual Size column, which finally lists the amount of virtual address space allocated, the metric we're after.
We'll quickly focus on Microsoft Word as an example of the discrepancy between physical memory usage and private size. While Word is only using 17MB of physical memory, its virtual size is 170MB, 10 times the physical memory usage and 9 times the total memory usage. This is more or less a worse case scenario but it also points out just how misleading any memory usage - physical or total - is when trying to diagnose this kind of problem. Applications or games with high memory usage tend to not have nearly as a severe spread, but as we can see it's possible for an application to hit the 2GB barrier well before it needs 2GB of physical memory.
Getting to the meat of things however, the process readout for Supreme Commander basically says everything that needs to be said. In order to prove an exaggerated point, we started a 6 player game with 5 AI units on a maximum size map (81km x 81km) and set the game speed to maximum with maximum quality settings, while patching Supreme Commander and adjusting our system configuration to break the 2GB barrier. This actually isn't very playable for a variety of reasons (we'll overtax the CPU quickly due to all the AI units, slowing the game down dramatically) but represents not only what can happen in bad situations, but also is something that happens even in more manageable situations on smaller maps later in to the game.
Just at the start of the game, our virtual size was already in excess of 1.6GB, dangerously close to the 2GB barrier. 16 minutes in to the game, we have already hit a virtual size of 2.2GB, meaning had we not broken the 2GB barrier the game would have already crashed. At this point our total memory usage (private bytes) is only at 1.7GB, with 1.4GB of that in physical memory, nearly maximizing the RAM usage of our 2GB system. Our spread between memory usage and virtual size is .5GB, showcasing how deceptive memory usage is in identifying 2GB barrier issues.
Finally at 22 minutes in to the game, the game crashes as the virtual size has reached the 2.6GB barrier we have reconfigured this system for. Perhaps the most troubling thing at this point is that Supreme Commander is not aware that it ran out of user space in its virtual address pool, as we are kicked out of the game with a generic error message. Unfortunately Windows Vista reverted to a non-accelerated desktop at this point, preventing us from capturing a screenshot of the exact memory readouts or the error message.
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BabyBear - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - link
This also happens with Flight Simulator X by the way.
Over on Phil Taylor's blog he makes mention of it awhile back
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2007/06/15/f...">Microsoft's Phil Taylors Blog
There was also some talk that the June 07 DirectX Redist. seemed to 'help' with Out of Memory problems when using the /3gb switch. Reply
joetron2030 - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkOn "Page 4: A Case Study: Supreme Commander", in the paragraph discussing the first screen shot from Sysinternals' Process Explorer, you refer to the "Virtual Size" column as the "Private Size" column (which doesn't exist in the screen shot).
Had me briefly confused. Reply
quanta - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkAlthough Windows 2000/2003/Vista server versions aren't exactly designed for gaming, did anyone tested game titles on these server OS to see if these large address aware titles will use the Physical Address Extension feature? Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkThe short answer is no.
The longer answer is that due to a combination of chipset support, software support, performance, and driver support, it's not really usable outside of a server environment and shouldn't be used on a consumer system. Reply
brink - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkWouldn't matter, WinXP SP2 uses PAE, why would you want to install it on a server OS? Only 2003 is a server OS of the ones you mentioned, and I think only Windows 2003 Enterprise is the only 32-bit OS that has the ability to use more than 4GB of memory (8GB seems to be the limit for what modules/mobos are available right now) Reply
TA152H - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkI'm just reading the remarks about the 386 pushing the memory from 1 MB, to 4 GB. It's patently untrue, unless you think the 386 succeeded the 8086, and not the 286. The 286 had 24 bit addressing (in 64K segments) for 16 MB of memory. This is not only what OS/2 used, but extended memory as well. So, it's not academic. Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkJust hearing the words "segmented memory" gives me flashbacks - and they're not the good kind. For this article we're talking strictly about flat addressing since I could write a small book on just segmented addressing, but I've updated the article to make this clear. Reply
TA152H - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkEither way, you're using the wrong values. Even on the 8086 the memory was segmented. Actually, so was the 386, but it could handle segments up to 4 GB, so it wasn't important. So, using 1 MB and saying you're not referring to segmentation is inaccurate; that is segmented memory.
Segmentation was not a bad thing, particularly back then. It saved memory space, and back in 1978 that was a big thing. Addresses were given in 16 bits, you didn't have to specify the rest, and the net result was you had shorter code. You would have to change the registers to point to the next segment from time to time, but overall it saved a lot of memory. You also could protect apps from each other, but that wasn't really used.
I was an OS/2 developer, and it was a pain sometimes for sure. By the time the 286 came out, which I think was the best processor Intel ever made considering the timing, and the incredible capabilities it had over it's predecessor (the 8086, not the 80186 which was made in parallel with the 286), the extra memory saving was not worth the nuisance of having to deal with, at most, 64K segments. But it really wasn't possible for Intel to do it any other way, as I'll explain below.
Motorola even added some external memory management unit that added segmentation, which today seems strange. It's widely viewed now as just a bad thing, but back then, it wasn't. Motorola really had a choice though, since the 68K was part 32-bit, and part 16-bit, and part 24-bit (addressing). Although the 286 was a more powerful processor than the 68000, it was pure 16-bit, except for the oddity of the 24-bit addressing. Consequently, allowing flat 24-bit addressing would not have been feasible. So, they dealt with it by just adding more segments. Considering the absolutely incredible improvement in this processor in just about every way, it was not such a bad tradeoff.
BitJunkie - Friday, July 13, 2007 - linkHiya Bill. Reply
jay401 - Thursday, July 12, 2007 - linkJust FYI, SupCom has already exhibited this problem and crashes once it breaks the 2GB barrier, which can happen easily in longer games with a high unit limit.
This is mostly due to the poor efficiency in their code and models, something GPG (the developer, Gas Powered Games) reported could not easily be fixed in a patch because they basically have to re-render every unit in the game so they take up less memory. Due to this, it's likely to remain unfixed until the expansion pack (now a standalone game) Forged Alliance comes out in November, if it is fixed at all
One forum member developed a way to increase the addressable memory to around 3GB on 32bit WinXP and Vista, so if you're running 4GB, this provides a sort of band-aid solution in the meantime. Reply