Monday, August 30, 2010

Should You Tip On A Wax

+ Evolution = God ...? Spotlight


Despite the sad contempt for all that science is demonstrated by most Italians, it must be said that at least we have the problem of creationism (now also called "Intelligent Design ") is relatively low compared to the American situation, which sees more than half the population unable to accept the fact already demonstrated arcidimostrato and more than 150 years, upon which the entirety of the biological sciences and then a large part of medicine and that every passing moment is proven and understood more and more. However, even among those throughout the world accept evolution, the majority is convinced that it does not interfere with the idea of \u200b\u200bthe existence of God - Many evolutionists are religious, and even among many of the atheists reigns conviction of the need of absolute respect for others' beliefs, for the sake of a quiet life, which can certainly appear correct. Nevertheless:

Respect beliefs of others is not something due to anyone. If so, we would be forced to also respect the beliefs of racists, Nazis, pedophiles and the rest. The convictions of others in the field of conduct must be respected if they have reasons to be logical and fair as they are, otherwise the person should be prevented to avoid danger and especially to those around him. It 's the principle behind the little things like, "Whisk in jail those who believe that personal wealth can be obtained by fraud and contempt of the law, and acts accordingly." Now, you say, how religion can be compared to something like a crime? It said many of the principles justice and common sense. The point is that the only reason to believe in something is to act based on this belief, and then those who believe in God should base its actions on the word of God, and here's the catch. Our world is based on scientific laws, the laws do not approximate (at best) or completely insane to be a dummy, whose existence would be proved only by a book (at this point I could say that, there being as many as six films Star Wars, the existence of Lord Vader is more proven than that of God). Those who try to interact with this world is not following its own rules but those of God is doomed to fail in its intent (if lucky), or putting himself in danger and those around him (if it is bad luck). Frankly, I do not know what to think of those who say they believe in God and then live as if they believed it: what is expressed, exactly, they believe? This is not faith, it's neurosis. Returning

evolution: many say that it is possible to think that God has given way to life and then it has evolved as we all know (I will not even consider what they say those abortions gutless supporters of intelligent Design, why has not the dignity of a burst of diarrhea wild boar). E 'possible? Yes it is, in a surreal vision of the facts and unnecessarily forced, among other things in which God is presented as a complete jerk. Let me explain: if you want to accept both the scientific facts and the existence of God, you painted a scenario in which God, after the beginning of time, employs as many as 10 billion years to create life (estimated age of ' Universe: Some 14 billion years - estimated age of life: more than 3 billion years). Homo sapiens sapiens appeared about 200,000 years ago, and just this year, Craig Venter has created artificial life. It 's my impression, or 200,000 years, a figure considerably less than 10 billion years? This would mean that we humans are exactly 5000 times faster and more intelligent than a perfect one. Wow - Down with the modesty! But not over here. Now according to those who want to reconcile science and faith, evolution has taken place (I repeat once again, I do not take into account that shit ID), that is, in practice, God not only takes a disproportionate time to create the life, but also having done sitting on a deck chair and washes his hands, letting the random mutation and natural selection do the rest, which among other things mean that we are his beloved children made in his image and likeness, unless the good Lord has not told that, with a tremendous shot in the ass, the case would have produced millions of years of trial and error the very creatures he had in mind. So much for being perfect, good and omnipotent. God is by definition all three things, and as the god who jumps out of reconciling science and faith do not have these attributes, certainly not a god and there is no reason to postulate its existence.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Diana Flens Hard To Change

Zoology: Maniraptora


Anyone with even a smattering of at least about dinosaurs (that almost no one except the insiders) or, more simply, I've seen Jurassic Park , can boast that claim to know the birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs. In fact, it is exactly this: henceforth, when you talk about the extinction of the dinosaurs, you can exclaim with astonishment false: "The dinosaurs are extinct? And when it happened? "Since almost all evolutionary biologists and paleontologists agree that birds are of real dinosaurs, the only ones who have never learned to fly, and the only survivors of the Cretaceous extinction. The birds are part of the clade of Maniraptora ("Thieves with your hands"), which includes, among others, the Dromeosauridi as the Velociraptor, Oviraptor, and the like Oviraptoridi Therizinosauridi like ... well, like Therizinosaurus. All creatures vary in size from small to big one, bipedal, carnivorous or omnivorous, and more often covered with feathers. It seems odd that a chicken is a dinosaur? Be ', surely the Velociraptor, a small, light and feathered biped from the pointed snout and large eyes, looks more like a chicken than a Brachiosaurus, 25 feet of scaly giant quadruped with elephant legs, long neck and round head and bumpy - and yet, it's hard not to consider Velociraptor dinosaur, so why exclude birds? Monophyletic in the classification, each group must have a common ancestor and all descendants, so it is inevitable to classify birds as dinosaurs. The Maniraptora were (are whoops. ..) theropod, a group that includes all the carnivorous dinosaurs, which means that your canary is actually closely related to the killing machine of 13 to 6 meters, weighing 6 tons, with a trap instead of the mouth and half a meter long topped sixty teeth serrated knife of 20 cm, capable of breaking the bone in one fell swoop reinforced with a large hadrosaur known as Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Fico.

The oldest dinosaur is already considered a bird Archaeopteryx litographica, perhaps the symbol of evolution, beautiful form of step with teeth, tail, and clawed hands, but reptilian snout pointed, arms stretched above and bird feathers. The most beautiful fossil of Archaeopteryx, which is known (and one of my favorite fossils) immortalized the creature in stratified rock quarries Solhnofen, Germany, in a pose incredible, almost by Christ on the cross, with arms outstretched and head thrown back, like a huge middle finger to lift the biology and science to religion: this is the true messiah, that's the truth.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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GM, mon amour


let you break a lance in favor of GMOs, or at least their full potential. Probably there are now more convinced of the dangers of GMOs Italians than there should be convinced of the wickedness of Hitler. Needless to say, this is mostly complete strangers to the subject - according to a survey of "The Science" a few years ago, the majority of those who are wary of GMOs do not even know what the genes, muttering things like "Are those things that are in fruits," and I personally have found that almost no one knows what is biotechnology. The are two main objections to GMOs, the first of which is such an idiot that is not taken into account by his opponents prepared for the topic more than the average, and it comes to health risks. People imagine that GMOs are filled with toxic chemicals and poisons, as seen from "GMO" on Google Images and being buried by a number of different plant pierced by needles, and more prepared to talk about the passage of genetic material from the GMO those who ingest it (why? maybe you worry, when you eat an apple, you can incorporate some genes of apple?). Obviously I'm crap, and the only danger is for those who are allergic to one species, to eat a GMO without knowing which genes of that species - risk preventable using FUCKING LABELS that inform about the characteristics of food. More worthy of consideration, and more relevant given the topic of the blog, is the objection concerning the introduction of GMOs on the ecosystem and the danger of disruption of balance. This fear may seem reasonable, but if you think for a moment is really quite hypocritical for hundreds of years and introduce alien species we grow in our country (think corn and tomatoes that are originating in the boot?) And no one cares about the consequences environment, despite the fact that the introduction of foreign species is the second most important cause of extinction in the world after the loss of habitat - another factor which, incidentally, is in no small part caused by human cultures ever expanding. If the cultures of foreign species 'natural' (which are not natural, since the selected and altered for hundreds of years) can be replaced in part artificial alien cultures, which might have the potential to produce more in less land and without 'help of pesticides, our battered environment will only gain. "But as you say" today the majority of GMOs pate makes use of plant pesticides more normal! " "So what?" I say. The big companies have chosen this the wrong direction (pesticide-resistant GMOs), but this does not mean that we must stop the research in the right (GMOs that do not require pesticides). "And if the low genetic diversity would make GM vulnerable to new infections? And if the parasites develop resistance to pesticides?" you say. No, not true, why do not you say you are too stupid to formulate thoughts so smart. They are still good questions, but they are not walls: they are the real obstacles that must be overcome. The population increases, and despite the monstrous slaughter of natural resources a lot of people are dying of hunger here or you go to GM, or you shoot in the face of each new baby in the cradle so that the world population is contained and reduced in quantity it more bearable for the Earth. And who knows why, I do not think the second option would enjoy popular support.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Did Tracy Bingham Screw Ron Jeremy

A painting by Leonardo is worth less than a cockroach? Spotlight


The application may be less stupid than it appears. You simply compare the values \u200b\u200bof a work of art with those of a living species. The work of art has two core values:

1) The aesthetic value, which is important because the primary purpose of art is beauty;
2) the educational value, in turn divided into two subsections Firstly each work gives information on the history and development of art and historical context in which it was created, and secondly some works may deliberately hold messages philosophical / political / social / aesthetic left by the artist who wants to educate the public.

These two values \u200b\u200bare shared by all living things:

1) Every living thing has aesthetic value, even (indeed, usually especially) often considered disgusting creatures: the people have no idea of \u200b\u200bthe breathtaking beauty of an insect just because does not look long enough before you step on it.
2) Every living scientists teaches concepts of botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, ecology and evolution. Obviously, no one alive today has a "message" left by the artist, unless you are not those troglodytes creationists.

These are joined by three others, however:

3) Practical use: the man no longer use the library, in your opinion? And the tuna that free ride from where it is, from a farm? A small clue: the tuna population has fallen by 90% in the last century, and continues to decline. Many wild species also have important practical use (especially marine), and must be protected. The legendary entomologist (I know that this association of words may shock you, unless you know what an entomologist Bedouins) Edward O. Wilson also suggests that the income derived from the rainforest could grow dramatically if instead of tear them down to get the wood (causing incalculable and irreparable damage to the ecosystem) will proceed with the sale of wild fruits, oils and some of them originated in edible animals, goods that are produced continuously at no cost.
4) gene bank: even more important. Each species has its DNA, and the search has just pointed out on the world of genetic recombination: the wild creatures have genes that allow them to produce useful substances or to survive in extreme conditions, genes that may be inserted into the DNA of different species to multiply or vary the effect. The importance of the more bizarre and exotic creatures have for medical biotechnology, food, industrial is enormous, and still virtually unexplored.
5) ecological role: the most important of all. Each species has a part in the ecosystem, and the consequences of extinction are often unpredictable: the disappearance of some creatures may have little or no weight, but more often results in dramatic changes at times throughout the surrounding habitat, and there are finally some so important species whose disappearance may lead to total destruction of the ecosystem in which they live (and yes, it is usually considered repulsive or insignificant creatures). We too are part of the ecosystem, we breathe oxygen generated by plants, and animals eat plants, and we depend from it.

Pull your sums.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How To Wear A Thong Trap

Zoology: Ecology vs.



Section "Zoology Spotlight" will take care to disclose any information about species or groups of animals bizarre but very little known to the general public, only that I will choose based on what is cool. The first group is to examine the Pycnogonida, or spiders, sea creatures have found that I always look absolutely extraordinary. As you can see from the photos, the general appearance is the result of an erotic encounter between a lover opilione (spider-like creatures with the body to the ball and thread-like legs that are so disgusting) and a facehugger Alien. Viewed their appearance is not exactly sexy, many racist Arachnophobia not be surprised to discover that the adorable picnogonidi are part of the Chelicerata, the group of animals that includes spiders and Xifosuri. The last name does not tell you anything? "Horseshoe crab" is better? No? As I imagined. Bow your head and be ashamed. Returning to the Pycnogonida, it is easy to see that their skeletal legs are long as much as their little body is small and slender, which leaves little room for the organs. The entire body of these marine arthropods is devoted to saving space: every muscle is made from a single cell, the respiratory system is missing (due to the thinness of the animals just the simple diffusion of gases), the egg sacs are hung outside two-legged specialized digestive system and the equipment extends even within some of the limbs. What do these dudes all day? Roam the grounds using their proboscis to prey mushy and sedentary marine organisms such as anemones and bryozoans. Ranging from 1 mm in diameter and 90 cm, and live in all seas, from the depths of the Arctic to the Mediterranean - be warned!

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Pycnogonida. Environmentalism


'm starting the blog with an important distinction, as most people are confused about the meaning of the word "Ecology" and the proof of this is that they try Google Images you will be inundated with a variety of amenities just smiling, stylized leaves and even hairy quest'inquietante home. Ecology is, by definition, the branch of biology that deals with the study of ecosystems and the interactions between organisms that inhabit them. Ecology, however, is the social movement that aims to protect the environment. It 'obvious that all environmentalists are rightly ecologists, while most environmentalists are not ecologists, which is tragic, given that to help the wildlife are not enough good intentions, but we need the knowledge of scientists. I have the unpleasant impression, among other things, that most environmentalists did not even good intentions, and embrace the movement more than anything to satisfy their craving for attention: "Look, I am an environmentalist, I'm so original and sensitive! AMAAATEEEMIII." For many, unfortunately, the environmental protection is a fashion that serves more as an excuse to wear shirts with tigers and dolphins (yes, because if the animals are not cute with a dick that defend them) and indulge in New Age practices that little or nothing (delete the "little") have to do with ecology. Many ecologists are easily hypnotized by simple minds empty slogan is unable to think with their head to realize that perhaps the key to getting what they want and it is desirable it is the science they often demonized because the bearer of "bad" progress. If you really keep your life on earth, listen to the advice of those who study life.

Abandon environmentalism, embracing ecology.

Monday, August 23, 2010

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The curtain rises


roseae The Tiktaalik is a fish now extinct from the mists of time, notable because it is one of the first organisms known to have characteristics that were typical of tetrapods (yes, it means "four legs" and, means all land vertebrates). Given its importance as a link and figaggine of his name, our heroic Sarcopterygii was chosen to become the symbol of this blog, which aims to spread in the very unwise pumpkins scientifically Italian basics of the fascinating world of ecology, zoology and evolutionary biology. I will try as often as possible to update the blog with articles by amateur but my modest knowledge of the living world, helping me with excerpts from the internet properly caught, which deal with biological issues, and I do not care if no one read - it's just worse for you: you'll miss the great figate.