tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943438907128937267.post5450212982693967003..comments2023-07-14T00:55:35.451-07:00Comments on Darwin's Doubt Critical Reviews: The measure of the information in the genetic message: The road not takenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943438907128937267.post-33384421859744938782013-09-16T04:20:18.023-07:002013-09-16T04:20:18.023-07:001) If we consider how proteins are assembled in mo...1) If we consider how proteins are assembled in modern cells, I'm not sure if that would make any difference. It is a valid point that should be investigated in the context of the origin of life research, though. But I don't believe that this the point that Yockey was after. If we look at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Notable_mutations.svg" rel="nofollow">triplet code</a>, we'll see that the amino acids are not equally represented. And this fact should ring alarm bells for any serious scientist attempting to assess the theoretical size of the protein space. (In the context of the origin of life, we should also consider the relative abundances of the different amino acids). <br /><br />2) Yockey's work has been cited by some creationists, most notably by <a href="http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/information-theory-evolution-and-the-origin-of-life/" rel="nofollow">William Dembski</a>. However, in the book from which this excerpt was taken, he explicitly criticizes ID creationism. In fact, he dedicated a whole chapter to criticizing the design argument. And contrary to what Dembski and the other creationists usually try to imply about Yockey's beliefs, his daughter <a href="http://www.hubertpyockey.com/hpyblog/" rel="nofollow">has explicitly denied</a> that he is a creationist. Science Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187595300524123515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943438907128937267.post-60092330278836596102013-09-14T09:20:13.338-07:002013-09-14T09:20:13.338-07:00Two comments/questions
1) Isn't it true that t...Two comments/questions<br />1) Isn't it true that the bond energies of different amino acid pairs indicate that amino acid combinations are not equally probable?<br /><br />2) Has any ID proponent reference the book that this is from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com