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Originally Posted by Elena Zagrebelnaya
Good that we agree on this. That's why I was saying that if it is your SINCERE belief that matter comes first and living functions - be it simple life-sustaining function such as cell-division, or complex issue of consciousness, - follows from material interactions between "ingredients" so-to-say...
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That matter is all there is, is not a belief. It is an assumption. An assumption is something that is taken to be true, without evidence, as a starting point. It is the assumption that science makes. And the purpose of making this assumption is to see how far natural explanations can take us towards explaining things.
Science really does not examine supernatural phenomena, such as soul, spirit, or Vital Force. However, if vital force is said to be the cause of something and science finds a natural explanation, then the role of vital force is reduced. In the future there may be little left for this vital force to explain. I suppose I think this will be the case because the trends are in that direction. I can't be sure though.
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Originally Posted by Elena Zagrebelnaya
...then trying to actually reproduce life in this way is a worth-while investment for your analytical talents, as this - a successful achievement in this area - will put an end to all those "speculations" about Vital Force and energies, not?
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I guess it would, but I'm sure people with a vested interest in these things will not agree. Many people still believe in things today that have been proven long ago to be false (ie, there are still people who believe in a flat earth).
It is a tall order, though, to create life from inanimate matter. Maybe one day.
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Originally Posted by Elena Zagrebelnaya
Would not it be more interesting rather than trying to see who is going to be harmed by what and increasing fear and anxiety in your mind and minds of other people?
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If I did not tell my young daughter, not to cross the road and explain why, I would spare her the nasty thought that she could be run over by a car, but then she may not be alive today.