Dear Friammers, 

 

Today's meeting of the Mother Church got back to our old discussions of
complexity, gradients, and the origin of life.   In that connection I urged
everybody to read Nick Lane's, THE VITAL QUESTION: Energy, evolution, and
the origins of complex life.  The fundamental theory is that life was
scaffolded by the microstructure and energy flows taking place in deep ocean
vents called "white smokers".   I am curious to know if others have read
this book, and what you might think of it.  

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

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