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DNA - Definitely Not AllFrom: Dylan
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2006-07-04 10:27:13
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I wrestled with the DNA as god conundrum when I studied Biology at University.
We had to read a book called "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins which depressed me immensely. Dawkins is the one of British champions of mechanistic Biology.
It posited that we are not really in charge but are like robots run by tiny selfish machines which propogate themselves throughout evoultion (sounds like alien reptilan possession doesn't it?).
Later I came across the works of Rupert Sheldrake which were a major inspiration to me and helped to shape my wholistic scientific viewpoint. He posited that the hope of discovering the secrets of life in DNA is just another form of reductionism like Physicists trying to locate the ultimate particle. Try as we might we will never find a molecule called "intelligence" because intelligence cannot be pinned down. DNA does not explain differentiation during growth for example, arms and legs are different yet the DNA code is uniform throughtout. Sheldrake suggested a morphogenetic field (he wasn't the first) that shapes form and behaviour. I'm sure that DNA is essential in the way that components of a Radio are essential for picking up various frequencies. All the properties of superconductance etc are true for all the molecules in the body. They all seem to behave intelligently but are not hte sole source of intelligence.
DNA is located in the nucleus which suggests that it is the physical manifestation of the Dan Tian of the each cell. Mitochondia have separate DNA, and they are essential to our functioning. The Dan Tian is a concept that embraces all centres to ultimately form the centre of the universe everywhere and nowhere. This is the "place to look" in my view.
Dylan
- DNA - Definitely Not All: (489) Dylan (85) - - 2006-07-04 10:27 am
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