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To: Southack
So you are now finally agreeing with me that computer software code is a rock solid analogy to DNA code?

Of course not. The DNA code is but part of a complex whole, a part which interacts with its environment in and adaptive way not reducible to simple instructions.

601 posted on 04/06/2002 5:09:09 PM PST by Nebullis
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To: Nebullis
"Of course not. The DNA code is but part of a complex whole, a part which interacts with its environment in and adaptive way not reducible to simple instructions." - Nebullis

Then you are deluding yourself. It doesn't affect the validity of the analogy that either DNA code or human software code "interacts with its environment," so it makes no logical sense to even say such things in the first place.

Moreover (and completely contrary to your claim above), both DNA code as well as human computer software code are reducible to simple sets of instructions. To wit, DNA code can be reduced to four sets of codons (A, C, G, and T), while human software programming eventually gets reduced to a set of two (e.g. off and on, high voltage and low voltage, 1 and 0, et al).

The analogy between human software code and genetic DNA code is rock solid. Because it is rock solid, I can refute every conceivable "spin" that you post in denial of said analogy.

The only question that remains is how many posts it will take before you accept that fact.

602 posted on 04/06/2002 5:37:37 PM PST by Southack
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