In a message dated 10/1/2000 7:53:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, DNAunion
writes:
> FMA: I have been searching on some of the terms you used:
>
> http://www.arn.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000177.html
>
> [FMA quoting me from another site] DNAunion: It also doesn’t seem to always
> mess with a bad thing. For example, the most common protein on Earth,
> RUBISCO, in addition to performing its useful carboxylation reactions in
> the Calvin cycle, also catalyzes oxygenic reactions that have a negative
> effect on plants. Yet, in more than 3 billions of years, random mutation
> and natural selection could not eliminate the negative effects while
> retaining the beneficial ones. Not that this “disproves” evolution in any
> sense, but it is another example of its limitations.
>
> DNAunion: I just started and the ground rules are fresh in my mind. Here is
> one of them.
>
> >BOARD RULES: One final item about protocol: it is a breach of privacy,
> good manners, and possibly copyright to republish something someone says in
> one forum elsewhere -- especially if this is done with the intent to take
> advantage or embarrass someone for a possibly hasty comment.
>
> DNAunion: Am I missing something, or is this not what FMA just did?
>
You mean did I intend to embarass you for a possibly hasty comment? Or did I
mean to breach protocol or good manners? I do not believe that this was my
intention. Nucacids had made some comments and I performed a search. The ARN
website showed up as the first location (and one of the few) that discussed
these topics.
In my search I ran across what I considered an exchange in which the various
issues were discussed. If that forum incorrectly portrays your opinion then I
apologize and urge you to reformulate your opinion on this forum. I thought
that the discussion on that forum was quite interesting. Actually I thought
that your comment was quite appropriate although I disagreed with what I
interpreted to be your suggestion that evolution should have eliminated the
negative effect.
If I embarassed you in any manner then I apologize and reiterate that this
was not my intent. Quoting from other resources is something I do quite
extensively and online resources are a major contributor to my knowledge and
understanding.
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