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mutation among the many other ways an organism has of changing it`s genetic structure. Most of the genes that make up your DNA are dormant or event junk genes that never actually expressed themselves. One factor that causes a rapid change in species is when a catastrophic event such as that metiorite strike on Earth 65 million years ago. It killed off the dynosaurs clearing the planet for the emergence of larger mammals. Small mice had an oppurtunity to evolve into such organisms as bears, wolves, humans. A huge array of new species. The basic body structure is there in mice. A genetic tweak or so and you have a rat a few more tweaks and a badger, few more and a bear or wolve emerges. Natural selection has many new traits to select amongst without all that many genetic changes. One well known example of this is the fact that human beings share 98% of our genetic makeup with chimpanzees. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: You are off topic by continuing this pointless argument. ...DS

REPLY: Your insistance on arguing with me hijacked this thread. What is wrong with you. You need a good Primal. You are obsessed with something about me. It`s an old feeling . What is it you want from me ? To say you are right and that I am wrong ? Something along those lines ? there is some big feeling arising in you and I trigger it. That`s as much as I can see. You have to allow these feelings to happen if you wish to be free of them. Do you want scream and yell at me. Tell me how much you`d enjoy beating me ,things like that. ....Dr.Syntax

REPLY: Do have some tracking program following me. Anyway, it has everything to do with this thread if you bothered to read it. He is looking for people for some project he is attempting to put together. I was telling him what skills I had that may be desirable. JUST SO YOU KNOW. I will post about primal as much as I care to. Don`t you post about things that concern you. I am not trying to sell aything. I am not a working therapist. I do work with some few for free. I get paid nothing. Primal works. It is the only way there is to cure neurosis. You may wish to look into it yourself. You`ve become obsessed with me in a negative way. I try and avoid you as I know you just want to argue with me and I`M REALLY TIRED OF IT. ...Dr.Syntax

Hello SotS, Thank you for your reply. You may of already covered it but what is it we are supposed to due. Are we to buy up some land and create a commune ? Something like that. You got me thinking about it. I bitch a lot about how the whole World is a bunch of crazy neurotics willing to believe in most anything imaginable. One need only look at the most popular religions and my point is made. Crackpot Clerics seem to lead the current list. My only expertise would be in Primal Therapy. If you wish to check into it go to : hppt://www.primaltherapy.com . A very short but descriptive overview of Primal Therapy is offered there. It may take all one minute to get an overview. Dr. Janov has a short video or you can read as much or as little as you care to. I`ll be getting back to you. Please check that website out. You`ll be in and out in less time than it took to read this response unless you decide to check around in there a bit more. Sincerely, ....Dr.Syntax

REPLY: Those zircons from the Jack Hills are the oldest rocks known dating to 4.4 billion years ago. read all about it at http://minerals.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_oldest_rock_on_earth . Those zircones were not reworked. the sedimentary rocks surounding them were. You want to parse words to make some contrived point for what purpose ? ...Dr.Syntax Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged REPLY: Those zircons from the Jack Hills are the oldest rocks known dating to 4.4 billion years ago. read all about it at http://minerals.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_oldest_rock_on_earth . Those zircones were not reworked. the sedimentary rocks surounding them were. You want to parse words to make some contrived point for what purpose ? Mythranil himself stated the rocks had been streched and deformed so if that is what you are referring to he had already stated that himself. Also he stated they were found in sedimentary rock.He never said they represent "whole rock". They are still the oldest rocks anyone has ever found. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: I have never said that Primal works for everyone or every problem, never said it. You insist on saying I have or insinuate the same. What I have said or implied is that it can work for most problems stemming from the suppression,repression of unresolved,disconnected,unconscious feelings. These are the types of feelings most of us end up repressing a large amount of by the time we are 7 and often much earlier. And the pain doesn`t stop piling up then. By 7 or earlier most develope complex arrangements in our brains and bodies for suppressing and storing unresolved feelings. So as we go through life we just keep adding more to what Janov calls the "Primal Pool". These suppressed, unconnected memories don`t lie there harmlessly. They exert such biologic responses as the release of adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones help us mobilize the body for fight or flight. But, they have a big downside when they continue to be pumped into our bodies constantly. For instance sores will not heal when these stress hormones are in your bloodstream significantly. I think it was NOVA that showed an experiment that clearly illustrated this phenomenon recently with Alan Alda. Wich brings me to my next point. There is no seperating the physiological from the psychological. Anything that influences the psychological influences the physiological. There is no seperating the two. When you and I get angry stress hormones are pumped into our bodies raising our blood pressure and heart rates. Pain and fear pump stress hormones in simular ways. It is well known that pleasure has its own hormones and such related to pleasant events. These feelings are real things that have a reality based on the chemical entities I just discussed in a general simplfied overview. So, there is no seperating the psycologic from the physiologic. Much of Janov`s scientific evidence is based on this biological fact of life. The measure of a patients blood pressure, heartrate and ? before during and after a primal. They also keep a record of patients vital statistics as they progress through therapy. That web address I gave has Janov there giving a short concise assessment of just what Primal Therapy is all about. Check it out . No one can explain what Primal Therapy is better than Dr. Janov. at http://www.primaltherapy.com . You will not be bored and you can read the brief overview or ask questions of Dr.Janov himself. Suppressed pain is in my opinion the reason for seeing those dots and hearing those sounds and is therefore absolutely relevent to the question asked. How is it any less relevent than what other people think causes it ? I back it up with some sound reasoning that makes sense. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: red phosphorous is considered safe as long as it is red phosphorous. Did you look at that website ? It was a very extensive discusion of phophorous . I may go back and reread it. I thought there was some discussion of red phosphorous transforming to white phosphorous under the right conditions. You did say it was an old can and descibed the warning. I have no doubt whatsoever that your knowledge of chemistry is far,far superior to mine. I had just remembered that it could be very dangerous. Please do be careful. My father was a chemist and I tend to think highly of them. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: YOU GOT THAT. YOU DON`T TELL ME ANYTHING. I never said primal therapy was the answer to everything. I don`t pretend it is. What you think means nothing to me . I tried to get along with you , I`m through bothering with that . You ignore the rules constantly and seek out my postings for your nasty replies. you are one sick little man. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: I`ve had simular thoughts at least about that constant noise that seems to come from the ears. It`s been my thought that it is yet another way repressed feelings,emotions interfere in brain function. All that repressed nervous energy has to go somewhere and spills over into the neural circuitry somewhere and expresses itself as strange noises appearing to come from the ears and so very many other things like nervous ticks, headaches,hyperactivity,restless leg syndrome,obssesive compulsive behaviour,phobias,counterphobias,compulsive eating, smoking cigarrettes taking drugs, drinking alcohol, obsessive talkers, obssesive bloggers, and on and on and on. It never lets up and our efforts to keep unwanted feelings blocked and locked inside us can`t let up either. Unless we allow ourselves to feel these unwanted feelings in their full intensity in a connected and curing way. Not yet another one of those ways to COPE with IT. The way out of this mess if you find youself in it is called Primal Therapy. To read all about it go to : http:http://www.primaltherapy.com . There is all sorts of free information about all this available there. Articles, videos, Dr. Janov`s blog where you can ask him questions. All free. For all but the asking Janov questions you do not sign up or join anything.Also, there is no fee for joining in on his blog and asking him questions. No questions are asked of you what so ever for all the free stuff provided there. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: I don`t know why are you messing around with some old can of phosphorous . The horror stories of that stuff getting on people and burning in such a way that the only way to put it out was to cut away the burnig flesh. Phosphorous is dangerous stuff . I know there are different molecular forms of it but don`t think any of them are safe. I`d at least read up on it. Sounds dangerous to me. why would you want to take such risks just to do some experiment. I just googled it and found this website : http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/phosphor.htm . This website discusses phosphorous in detail. One of the comments made there was:" those who sniffed its vapors said it had a garlicky odor, before they died ". Take Care, ...Dr.Syntax

I don`t know what to say. I`m a big admirer of Carl Sagan`s but Captain Panic does make a strong case against this attempt. I don`t agree with everything Captain Panic says either. We are at a crisis point as a species. We have been at previous ones. The very extreme and rapid advancement of science and technology seem to be part of the problem and possibly part of the solution if one is to be found and I dearly hope one is, for all of our sakes. I also believe religion is a dangerous force wreaking all sorts of havoc out there even as we speak. In many ways it appears to me that in the last 20 to 30 years we started going backwards so to speak . It seemed to me we were headed in a good direction through the 1960s 1970s and on into the 1980s and that is when our Nation`s thinking started going backwards. Religious types started making more noise and political types started paying homage to them. The names Reagan and Gingrich come to mind with thier family values lines of BS. And the yokels began embracing all the old superstitions once again. It`s the base cause of what is destroying our World and if many among us don`t start standing up against these nuts you can see where they want to lead us. Back to the good old days of constant religious warfare. We have already arrived to a very significant degree. For sure it can get a whole lot worse. That`s all I have to say about all this for now. ...Dr.Syntax

Dear Mythranil, You are an exellent writer. One of the very best. I thoroughly enjoyed your desertation regarding my questions. I am truly impressed. Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions. Regards, ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: I have no idea of what you are talking about. I read post #25 by PhDP. He surely sees no very certain answers to this question and doesn`s expect I`ll find any. I`ve been blogging this a good part of today and there is no consensus I can see. A short article by T.Ryan Gregory is one such article at : http://www.scientificblogging.com/genomicron/junk_dna_and_the_onion_test . I see we find and interpret things quite differently. For you to think that anything posted in this thread had convinced me that this C-value enigma had been resolved or solved is the exact opposite of what I see here. Have a nice day. ...DS

Sarah Palin did leave Alaska about then. Does anyone really know where she has been ? Think of the movies: " The Thing" and " Species". Maybe she is transforming into her next stage of developement and heading South toward the lower 48 States. Who knows for sure ? Perhaps Carl Rove does, but he`ll never tell us. He may be behind all this for all we know. ...DS

REPLY: As far as I can tell it has not been answered with any certainty although many have tried.I am speaking of the academic World per se. And I certainly see no compelling arguments here in this forum. The more you look into the C-value enigma the more complex it becomes. It`s a topic many of the best in the field have looked into. They have come up with some partial answers that seem to make sense to a point. I recall one saying his argument worked up to the point, but fails at that point of explaining the massive C-value for the amoeba dubia. There are about as many varying opinions out there about all this as there are scientists taking a serious look into it. you take care, ...Dr.Syntax

I accept your apology and said I was sorry for the misunderstanding. I do not know what AFAICT means. I certainly never complained about anything to any moderator ever unless replying in the public forum to a posting by a moderator. I never event knew about the alert button until mooey pooey explained it to me yesterday. I have never once used it. Is that what AFAICT is about. Mooey Pooey watches my postings on her own. I don`t appreciate the close scrutiny I`ve been getting. Let us both try put the past behind us and I will try very hard not to offend you. We have to get along in this forum together or not. I would prefer to try to get along. We actually do agree with each other on many important isssues. ...Dr.Syntax

Reply: Data bases far to large and complexly organized to print I think. Anyway I guess you don`t use a printer to save trees, or do you when you feel like it ? ...WHATEVER, ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: Yes, as far as DNA we humans don`t seem very impressive. We are slightly ahead of dogs but certain frogs have about 3 times as much. And of course there is the mighty Amoeba dubia ranking somewhat more than 200 times as much. There are different amoebas and we don`t do do quite so badly compared to them. Strangely if it`s true the Easter Lilys and puffer fish rank up there with the mighty Amoeba dubia. So there doesn`t seem to be much rhyme or reason to it. I`ve spent some time looking into it. Much has been written about this C-value enigma or paradox. A lot of it just confuses me. As far as I know it is still a bit of an enigma to most of the people who have looked into it. There may be someone out there who finally put it all together, I don`t know. Take Care, Dr.Syntax Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged REPLY: The information you gave me will keep me busy for some time. I will print any data bases as to gene counts. I`ve begun collecting them. You`ve been extremely helpful to me and I appreciate it.Also, I have adapted your" C-value enigma" wording because I agree with you. I noticed your Poincare quote. I too am an admirer of Henri Poincare Regards, ...Dr.Syntax Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedI hit the mother lode of data bases thanks to you. This beyond what I had ever hoped for. Thank you so very much.They are big and I put them on favorites for now. I need to get some more ink if I intend to print them up. ...Dr.Syntax

Thank You my friend. I printed them up. I appreciate it very much. ...Dr.Syntax

how is it hydroxyl radicals can exist all over the surface of the moon. An Hydroxyl radical will react with just about anything else it comes in contact with including other hydroxyl radicals creating water and O2 and I suppose O3 oxygen. No ozone layer to protect the surface. Is water continually being split by UV, gamma rays and such. Is that the answer ? The article states hydroxyl radicals exist all over the surface of the moon. Does that seem possible to you chemists out there ? Just curious what you real chemists out there make of this article. ...Dr.Syntax

REPLY: Hello Mr. Skeptic, you made some good points. I have read some others thoughts on the subject known as the: C-value paradox. It is a very complex topic and many scientists have thought about it. I am not at all sure the complete and final answer is in at this time. There is no clear pattern that I see. A plant such as an onion can have 12 times as much DNA as a human and another plant, a rasberry can have but 12% of the DNA of a human. A frog has about 2.3 times as much DNA as a human. I`ve been looking for a chart showing different C-values [ DNA counts ] for a wide range of organisms and have not yet found one. Oh Well, ...Dr.Syntax

Wrong,I never said I thought of humans as the most complex organisms, I went so far as to suggest porposes,whales,and elepants where equally if not more complex.Also,large animals like us do not always come and go. Sharks have been around for 400 million years. For what it`s worth,you are the one who got me interested in all this. At least I now know what to call it, the: C-value paradox. ...Dr.Syntax

Response: stick with scientific arguments ,don`t make personal attacks. Look at what is being directed toward me. The ridicule and such. Are these scientific arguments? I made some mild comment to someone about not belittling me and you start to threaten me again with expulsion. This new thread I started has become a place for many people to heap abuse upon me once again and I am not allowed to defend myself . Many of you make me unhappy . What a bunch of neurotic egomaniacs some of you are and how very well you all stick together and support each other. The only peer review going on around here is with some of the newer guys. The rest you spend all your time sucking up with each other. Whatever ...Dr.Syntax

Reply: There is a tremondous energy cost to the amoebas. The massive amount of DNA required of them not only to carry around with them but more importantly the replication of such massive amounts of DNA and the energy and time required for this task plus an additional task of maintaining exact copies of all this information would seem to create a serious natural selection downside.This is called the C-value paradox. Was it really necessary for you to start your reply to me with :"That statement is the core of your problem understanding this stuff". What statement are you refering to ? Why is it you find it necessary to begin this new thread by once again belittling me ? It is not me who gets this stuff started. Try refraining and I will do the same. ...Dr.Syntax