Whither this blog?
I’ve sketchily covered the things that were most
important to do
1. Convince scientists that it is OK, right, and proper that God is the ultimate cause.
2. Show them that the annelids and pogonophorans are a very significant connection in the tree of life.
3. Show them that the deep sea environment and bombardment from space had a role in selecting pogonophorans for extreme longevity (hundreds of thousands of years) and that explains the genetic link this group shows in the tree of life with very diverse younger groups, as well as the error responsible for their contrary findings.
4. Convince creationists that the proper evidence for the method God used in creation of life was the natural selection that scientists accept, and that even the chance aspects of it reflect the will and awesome creative power of God.
5. Do all the above by leaving a written and/or electronic (this blog?) record.
I’ve often thought I could not accomplish this
during my life due to the inertia of science and the tendency of the status quo
to be perpetuated. Why rock the boat?
Some of the things still to do
Of lesser importance are the many examples of
aspects of evolution that I have encountered, not only some of them on my own,
but many suggested by others, and some accepted and well known by specialists.
1. Details
of the evolutionary events leading to our left brain, right brain dichotomy in
function and thinking.
2. The
probable evolutionary pathway from protozoans to sponges to cnidarians to
flatworms and the consequent origin and fate of nematocysts and rhabdites.
3. The
related evolution and connection of the endocrine and nervous systems, probably
my next post.
Some self psychoanalytic aspects
As I’ve learned to respect myself, I’ve learned to
respect others (at least I should) as having equal love from and access to
God. My inadequacies were part of my
development essential to pursuing an erratic path to an unusual knowledge of
evolution (that still is filled with knowledge gaps).
Even at 85 years of age and questionable health the
mind is still working. There were gaps
of years along the way where it seemed nothing was happening upstairs. But this morning while showering a new
insight on early evolution of the first few animal phyla was developed. Before I forget I’ll make a note here [It involves
the fusilinids, that were enormous foraminiferan protozoans, whose calcareous
skeletal parts may have been lost from early sediments due to anoxia and
consequent acidification causing them to dissolve, their coexistence and
interaction with sponges and possible
role of somewhat related events in hormone/nervous system origin].
Failure can be a breeding ground for success.
We can learn from almost everyone and almost
everything.
Write it down, your memory is not as great as you
think it is.
In all likelihood, today is neither the best, nor
the worst, day in your life. So enjoy
it, it is what you have.
In answer to the first question, whither this blog,
I now hope to go on to more interesting aspects of evolution related topics,
after accessing the previous four blogs as being progressively more boring. OK, so maybe it won’t all be on
evolution. After all, I've gotten used to
my family’s and friend’s eyes glazing over when I bring up the topic –
evolution.
Joseph G. Engemann May 3, 2014
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