Indeed, the wee ones will be running the biogeochemistry of this gorgeous Planet long after Homo sapiens sapiens (wise, wise--we named ourselves) are extinct. I'm sorry for insulting the anerobes... the foundation of "directionality" ...not to mention methane. Cheers On Jun 2, 2005, at 12:44 PM, Mark Janzen wrote: > Indeed! Good call Lois. We should all be careful not to get on > their bad > side. They are still cleaning out lots of the nasty stuff we spew > into the > air, and continuing to give us a large percentage of our oxygen. > > Mr. Gonzales is simply following the ID party line, which is > generally to > try and force scientific theory to fit their philosophical mold. > Most of > his scientific suppositions and presumptions are seriously flawed as a > result. The rest are generally non-sequiturs, in relation to the > argument > he hopes to make. > > A good example... The Earth's atmosphere is NOT clear because of its > average sea level oxygen content of 20%. It is clear because all of > the > gasses that compose it are clear within the average temperature > range of > the planet. It is 79% nitrogen as well. Oxygen content can drop to > 7% or > less at high altitudes, yet strangely there is still lots of life. > Hmmmm, I > wonder if that should make the atmosphere more or less clear. A > relatively > high oxygen content is required for our particular form of life to > flourish, but certainly not all. Plants breath carbon dioxide, > which of > course kills us in high enough concentration. Habitability is a very > relative term, unless you mean habitable by humans. Why he > considers it > non-coincidental that we can now look up to view the stars through > said > clear atmosphere is an utter mystery to me, scientifically speaking. > > Mark Janzen > Registrar/Collections Manager > Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art > Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection > Wichita State University > (316)978-5850 > > > > Lois Brynes > <deeptime@ADELPHI > > A.NET> To > Sent by: Museum [log in to unmask] > discussion > list cc > <[log in to unmask] > SE.LSOFT.COM> > Subject > Re: tell the cyanobacteria > > 06/02/2005 07:13 > AM > > > Please respond to > Museum discussion > list > <[log in to unmask] > SE.LSOFT.COM> > > > > > > > Um, and just how did the atmosphere come by all this purposeful > oxygen? > Hello. > On Jun 2, 2005, at 7:52 AM, L Dewey wrote: > > the high oxygen content of the atmosphere, a condition that > also is > needed for complex life. > > > While the theory does argue for intelligent design, it is not an > argument for or against Darwin's theory of evolution. > > "It has absolutely nothing to do with biological evolution," > Richards > said. "We are talking about the things that you need to > produce a > habitable planet, which is a prerequisite for life. It > doesn't tell > you anything about how life got here." > > > > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/ > museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the > listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).