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originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: cooperton
I wondered if viruses occur from faulty genetic replication in organisms. I don't think it would be blind luck though, I would suppose that certain abberrant or perverse ways of existence directly cause the transcription of viruses that take over the host. This would be in association with the idea of demonic possession, whether subtle or overt. A virus, like a demon, tricks the host into thinking it is part of the host. Even schizophrenia is highly correlated to various viral infections.
I wrote more evidence for this assertion here: viruses are the material manifestation of demons
I think that viruses pre-date anything like ethical issues. When biology was more basic than multicellular organisms. Also, the vast majority of viruses are benign. They aren't all 'only evil'.
Enough for the philosophical speculation, lets speculate on the question of how viruses originated. I believe that biology had gained an organizing methodology which is centered around genomic templates, organizing chemistry of four primary bases, in sequences of three, that code for the production of amino acids.
Now I will ignore the irreducible complexity required to have a cell with all the mechanisms to read write and transform these genomic sequences, as well as metabolize, maintain osmotic pressure with a semipermeable membrane, and eject wastes and take in nutrients. That is getting way too complex and everything is interdependent. So we won't solve that here. We'll just speculate on the origins of viruses.
So, we have these living cells, that need to do all this functionality and are quite fragile. And, lets say, an energetic particle comes in from some nuclear source and bashes straight through this fragile chemical bubble, and lets say it dissects a strand of genomic material and splits off a bit that already has a good chunk of function, but now lacks the capability to replicate on its own. And it makes contact with the ribosome, and out comes a few copies of this small molecule that looks non-foreign to those types of cells, but each one has enough stuff to replicate into another of itself.
In the process, all this junk biochemistry kills its host cell, which ruptures, and is subsequently freed from the cell wall and able to stick to the wall of another cell, where it binds and the cell begins to 'eat it up' because it looks like nutrient.
And suddenly, we have this rogue genomic sequence inside a new fresh cell, just waiting to hit a ribosome and be regenerated into new copies again.
Viola! We have a virus.
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: Kosimir
You don't know how they started.
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: Kosimir
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Kosimir
A pertinent question to ponder is what came first viruses or the host organisms?
Kind of along the same to similar line as the old chicken and egg conundrum.
Viruses require a host to replicate them. So definitely, they could not exist prior to their hosts.
Even if they did spontaneously come into existence, they would disappear again within minutes to hours as they broke down chemically.
Not necessarily true because viruses could have evolved to replicate in cells.
They can't evolve without replicating. They can't replicate in cells if there aren't any host cells to replicate in.
So, the hosts had to come first.
It's the same question as to what came first the chicken or the egg? Simplistic argument but it isn't because there are many unknowns and mysteries. You may have heard of a unique example of parthenogenesis in crocodiles!
www.cnn.com...
It's not so uncommon in animals. A female animal and part of some species could have made an egg with a viable fetus that became a chicken without the need of the male.
I don't know for sure, but in the case of viruses we can make an educated guess because of their biochemistry. Viruses are really very specific and basic little units.
I did speculate on it here
originally posted by: FarmerSimulation
Except viruses do not exist. Unless you acredit disinfo and misidentification to support the vaccine industry
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: cooperton
I wondered if viruses occur from faulty genetic replication in organisms. I don't think it would be blind luck though, I would suppose that certain abberrant or perverse ways of existence directly cause the transcription of viruses that take over the host. This would be in association with the idea of demonic possession, whether subtle or overt. A virus, like a demon, tricks the host into thinking it is part of the host. Even schizophrenia is highly correlated to various viral infections.
I wrote more evidence for this assertion here: viruses are the material manifestation of demons
I think that viruses pre-date anything like ethical issues. When biology was more basic than multicellular organisms. Also, the vast majority of viruses are benign. They aren't all 'only evil'.
Enough for the philosophical speculation, lets speculate on the question of how viruses originated. I believe that biology had gained an organizing methodology which is centered around genomic templates, organizing chemistry of four primary bases, in sequences of three, that code for the production of amino acids.
Now I will ignore the irreducible complexity required to have a cell with all the mechanisms to read write and transform these genomic sequences, as well as metabolize, maintain osmotic pressure with a semipermeable membrane, and eject wastes and take in nutrients. That is getting way too complex and everything is interdependent. So we won't solve that here. We'll just speculate on the origins of viruses.
So, we have these living cells, that need to do all this functionality and are quite fragile. And, lets say, an energetic particle comes in from some nuclear source and bashes straight through this fragile chemical bubble, and lets say it dissects a strand of genomic material and splits off a bit that already has a good chunk of function, but now lacks the capability to replicate on its own. And it makes contact with the ribosome, and out comes a few copies of this small molecule that looks non-foreign to those types of cells, but each one has enough stuff to replicate into another of itself.
In the process, all this junk biochemistry kills its host cell, which ruptures, and is subsequently freed from the cell wall and able to stick to the wall of another cell, where it binds and the cell begins to 'eat it up' because it looks like nutrient.
And suddenly, we have this rogue genomic sequence inside a new fresh cell, just waiting to hit a ribosome and be regenerated into new copies again.
Viola! We have a virus.
Show me a picture of a virus that is not colored.
originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
Well lets look at Amoebas they are nothing but overgrown virus's and some eat your brain if you swim in the wrong place . Viruses are animals we do not create them however we can modify them .
originally posted by: Kosimir
originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
Well lets look at Amoebas they are nothing but overgrown virus's and some eat your brain if you swim in the wrong place . Viruses are animals we do not create them however we can modify them .
Are they? Amoebas have a nucleus and they are not viruses. But viruses can infect amoebas just like they can infect bacteriums.
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: FarmerSimulation
Except viruses do not exist. Unless you acredit disinfo and misidentification to support the vaccine industry
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: cooperton
I wondered if viruses occur from faulty genetic replication in organisms. I don't think it would be blind luck though, I would suppose that certain abberrant or perverse ways of existence directly cause the transcription of viruses that take over the host. This would be in association with the idea of demonic possession, whether subtle or overt. A virus, like a demon, tricks the host into thinking it is part of the host. Even schizophrenia is highly correlated to various viral infections.
I wrote more evidence for this assertion here: viruses are the material manifestation of demons
I think that viruses pre-date anything like ethical issues. When biology was more basic than multicellular organisms. Also, the vast majority of viruses are benign. They aren't all 'only evil'.
Enough for the philosophical speculation, lets speculate on the question of how viruses originated. I believe that biology had gained an organizing methodology which is centered around genomic templates, organizing chemistry of four primary bases, in sequences of three, that code for the production of amino acids.
Now I will ignore the irreducible complexity required to have a cell with all the mechanisms to read write and transform these genomic sequences, as well as metabolize, maintain osmotic pressure with a semipermeable membrane, and eject wastes and take in nutrients. That is getting way too complex and everything is interdependent. So we won't solve that here. We'll just speculate on the origins of viruses.
So, we have these living cells, that need to do all this functionality and are quite fragile. And, lets say, an energetic particle comes in from some nuclear source and bashes straight through this fragile chemical bubble, and lets say it dissects a strand of genomic material and splits off a bit that already has a good chunk of function, but now lacks the capability to replicate on its own. And it makes contact with the ribosome, and out comes a few copies of this small molecule that looks non-foreign to those types of cells, but each one has enough stuff to replicate into another of itself.
In the process, all this junk biochemistry kills its host cell, which ruptures, and is subsequently freed from the cell wall and able to stick to the wall of another cell, where it binds and the cell begins to 'eat it up' because it looks like nutrient.
And suddenly, we have this rogue genomic sequence inside a new fresh cell, just waiting to hit a ribosome and be regenerated into new copies again.
Viola! We have a virus.
Show me a picture of a virus that is not colored.
The only true images of viruses are made by electron microscopes, and aren't really optical images with color. Often these images are false-colored to clarify their form.
The YouTube videos linked in this thread only have artistic renditions, because the real images are nowhere near as clear or spectacular.
Here's a Wikipedia page on the History of virology that explains the specifics of how viral theories came about and the science that confirms them. It has monochrome images of viruses.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: FarmerSimulation
Never had the common cold, then?
Ever heard of Jenner?
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: FarmerSimulation
Never had the common cold, then?
Ever heard of Jenner?
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: FarmerSimulation
Except viruses do not exist. Unless you acredit disinfo and misidentification to support the vaccine industry
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: cooperton
I wondered if viruses occur from faulty genetic replication in organisms. I don't think it would be blind luck though, I would suppose that certain abberrant or perverse ways of existence directly cause the transcription of viruses that take over the host. This would be in association with the idea of demonic possession, whether subtle or overt. A virus, like a demon, tricks the host into thinking it is part of the host. Even schizophrenia is highly correlated to various viral infections.
I wrote more evidence for this assertion here: viruses are the material manifestation of demons
I think that viruses pre-date anything like ethical issues. When biology was more basic than multicellular organisms. Also, the vast majority of viruses are benign. They aren't all 'only evil'.
Enough for the philosophical speculation, lets speculate on the question of how viruses originated. I believe that biology had gained an organizing methodology which is centered around genomic templates, organizing chemistry of four primary bases, in sequences of three, that code for the production of amino acids.
Now I will ignore the irreducible complexity required to have a cell with all the mechanisms to read write and transform these genomic sequences, as well as metabolize, maintain osmotic pressure with a semipermeable membrane, and eject wastes and take in nutrients. That is getting way too complex and everything is interdependent. So we won't solve that here. We'll just speculate on the origins of viruses.
So, we have these living cells, that need to do all this functionality and are quite fragile. And, lets say, an energetic particle comes in from some nuclear source and bashes straight through this fragile chemical bubble, and lets say it dissects a strand of genomic material and splits off a bit that already has a good chunk of function, but now lacks the capability to replicate on its own. And it makes contact with the ribosome, and out comes a few copies of this small molecule that looks non-foreign to those types of cells, but each one has enough stuff to replicate into another of itself.
In the process, all this junk biochemistry kills its host cell, which ruptures, and is subsequently freed from the cell wall and able to stick to the wall of another cell, where it binds and the cell begins to 'eat it up' because it looks like nutrient.
And suddenly, we have this rogue genomic sequence inside a new fresh cell, just waiting to hit a ribosome and be regenerated into new copies again.
Viola! We have a virus.
Show me a picture of a virus that is not colored.
The only true images of viruses are made by electron microscopes, and aren't really optical images with color. Often these images are false-colored to clarify their form.
The YouTube videos linked in this thread only have artistic renditions, because the real images are nowhere near as clear or spectacular.
Here's a Wikipedia page on the History of virology that explains the specifics of how viral theories came about and the science that confirms them. It has monochrome images of viruses.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: IgorMartinez
50. Million. Dead. Pretty sure you can blame the virus for that.
Have IQ's suddenly dropped on here, or what?
50. Million. Dead. From. Spanish. Flu.