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Mass extinctions |
The Earth is kept warm by geochemical processes; indeed, life depends on this. Global-warming, CO2 levels and the loss of the ozone layer have little to do with human activities: they are part of the natural climate cycle. Ice-ages reflect the cooling phase of the coupled atmospheric (CO2 - ozone layer) and ocean circulation system. They are part of the natural periodic climate cycle. Viruses and bacteria are continually produced within the Earth; viruses are so specific they must be coeval with life. Disease is written into the mechanism of programmed cell death; everything is designed not to live forever, otherwise Evolution would stop. There will never, therefore, be a universal cure for disease. At best temporary halts to some. Simple plant and animal life developed within the deep structures of the Earth. Rising CO2 levels urged plants into development; then higher animal life when the O2 level (from plants) became high enough. Evolution is an inherent part of Creation - Creation was not a single act, long ago; it is ongoing and instilled in the Universe. The formation of basic organic materials occurred simultaneously with the formation of the Earth’s crust; the clay structures of the latter providing primitive cells which adopted organic membranes. Within these structures, co-operative arrangements of cells were established, driven by the advantage of mutual protection and reinforcement. Oxygen was the essential agent which started biological Evolution through the oxidation of hydrocarbons; initially forming antioxidants which extended the lifetimes of hydrocarbon membranes surrounding primitive clay-cells, and later, by forming lipids allowed life to separate from its clay-support and evolve into the entirely organic form. Copyright © 2001 Chris James Last updated 12 March, 2005 |
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