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A team of chemists working at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, at Cambridge in the UK believes they have solved the mystery of how it was possible for life to begin on Earth over four billion years ago. In their paper published in the journal Nature Chemistry, the team describes how they were able to map reactions that produced two and three-carbon sugars, amino acids, ribonucleotides and glycerol—the material necessary for metabolism and for creating the building blocks of proteins and ribonucleic acid molecules and also for allowing for the creation of lipids that form cell membranes.
Scientists have debated for years the various possibilities that could have led to life evolving on Earth, and the arguments have only grown more heated in recent years as many have suggested that it did not happen here it all, instead, it was brought to us from comets or some other celestial body. Most of the recent debate has found scientists in one of three chicken-or-the-egg first camps: RNA world advocates, metabolism-first supporters and those who believe that cell membranes must have developed first.
http://phys.org/news/2015-03-chemists-riddle-life-began-earth.html
[Abstract]: http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nchem.2202.html
(Score: 1) by EventH0rizon on Saturday March 21 2015, @01:34PM
A creationist, OK.
No doubt you're aware that Jesus believed that the end of time was at hand, really at hand. And not in some misty-eyed metaphysical sense, but really about to happen. In places like Matthew 16:28, it's clear that he believed that some of those around him would still be alive when it happened.
“There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Care to tell us your take on this?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Leebert on Saturday March 21 2015, @02:26PM
Sure, I'd be happy to.
Verse 27 starts the thought that is continued in verse 28: For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels...
It's helpful to keep in mind that Christians, in general, believe that Jesus was simultaneously God and man (John 1:1, 1:14; 9:35-38). It's my interpretation that, when Jesus refers to himself as the "Son of man", he is referring to his human incarnation - Jesus of Nazareth. A clear instance of this is in Matthew 8:20 where he refers to himself in that way when pointing out that he has no home.
With that in mind, my interpretation of the verse you quoted is that Jesus is referring to his "ascension", 40 days after the resurrection (Mark 16:19). It most certainly happened during the lifespan of most of the people who were witness to that statement, including the 11 remaining apostles (explicitly mentioned in Mark 16:14).
The standard disclaimer of human interpretations being just as fallible as humans applies, and I am most definitely human.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 21 2015, @03:53PM
John the Beloved was given the gift of immortality.
John 21:21-23