I'm not disputing your statement but the only human body parts that I'm aware of being manufactured in the lab are skin, veins, and bladders. All relatively simple structures. Are there more complex organs being manufactured that I'm not aware of?
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:25 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Scientists/researchers are also becoming adept at growing human body > parts in the lab= spare parts? This would stop the sale of body parts, > one hopes, and also the body's rejection of a foreign object but > humans would still have to deal with old age and death. > > Well, my God is not primitive. He seems quite up-to-date to me! :-) > > On Apr 10, 7:29 am, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Actually, the only thing we've created is a few books that describe what > the > > god of a primitive society might be. > > > > Well, that and artificial life. I read somewhere that scientists have > > managed to replace the DNA in a single-celled organism to create a new > life > > form. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 1:06 AM, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If our purpose was to create God then we have suceeded;we have passed > > > the test; we can now pack up and go home. > > > > > I have always thought it strange that intelligence should choose to > > > reside in such a frail biological entity. Then I suppose the choice > > > was not its. > > > > > Malc > > > > > On Apr 10, 1:55 pm, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > At the risk of sounding like a complete and utter nutcase: > > > > > > I remember reading something in another thread about humanity being > > > > the universe trying to understand itself. > > > > > > I don't know if I buy that but what if we are the seed that is meant > > > > to create universal consciousness? > > > > > > If you think about it, it seems like the entire universe is unfolding > > > > into increasing complexity. First there was the undefined singularity > > > > that was the precursor to the big bang. According to theory, a > > > > billionth of a second later there was a single uniform fluid that > > > > separated into all of the matter and energy that we know in a single > > > > cataclysmic instant of expansion. > > > > > > Over millions of years the elementary particles collapsed into atoms > > > > of hydrogen which resulted in Class I stars. This in turn led to > Class > > > > II and Class III. > > > > > > As the complexity of stars increased so did the variety of basic > > > > elements. This led to the binding of elements into molecules and > > > > eventually to life. > > > > > > My point is that the universe appears to be 'falling' towards > > > > complexity. The 'purpose' or maybe more aptly named 'causal seed' of > > > > each evolutionary step in the universe seems to be to allow increased > > > > complexity in the next stage. > > > > > > To continue the analogy, evolution seems to be for the purpose of > > > > increasing adaptability. Single-celled organisms evolved into multi- > > > > celled which evolved into fish, animals, etc.. > > > > > > In the big picture humans are a fragile lot entirely unsuited for > > > > existence beyond the boundaries of a very small subset of planetary > > > > environments in the universe. > > > > > > What if our 'purpose' is only to be the seed for the real > intelligence > > > > in the universe? Maybe the ultimate result of our exploration into > > > > nanotechnology and AI will be to create the next stage of existence - > > > > an entity with vastly improved intelligence and adaptability beyond > > > > our own. > > > > > > What if our purpose is to create god? > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:34 pm, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote:> Raison > D’etre > > > > > > > Should we not be looking for the meaning of life; creating a > meaning > > > > > for life; endeavouring to change the human condition and society > for > > > > > the greater benefit of future generations. That one of these > > > > > generations will be extinguished is of no importance given the > > > > > absurdity of existence.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - >
