X-Message-Number: 5552
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 10:42:48 -0800
From:  (Dwight G. Jones)
Subject: Re: CryoNet #5545 - #5549
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Yvan wrote:

 Most metal production seems to have

> taken place in the first two-three billions years if we take into account what

> we see at the edge of observable Universe. That is, a Sun-like star could have
> been 5 billions years old when our Sun was condensing out of interstellar gas
> and dust. As an example, the star 51-Pegasus (where a Jupiter-like object has
> been found in a 4 days orbit) is a Sun-like star formed 8 billions years ago.
> The Sun is not the first star of its kind (nor the last!).

In my 1978 pamplet Church of Man (soon to be a major Website..)I trace 
the evolution of star chemistry. My definition of life, essentially, is 
that "Evolution is the path of increasing order through chemical media."

The elements formed in the stars, then the cooler planets allowed for 
molecular evolution, and finally carbon's co-valency permitted organic 
chemistry (polymers) and ultimately Man. There is a particular chemistry 
available to respective temperature ranges, which Evolution has 
exploited.

I defined Complexity as being proportional to the order in the 
respective molecules divided by the time to compare them. C=MxM/T

Thus, if we "compare" human reproduction, with two gametes combining 
every 25 years (each generation), we have an extremely complex "event". 
But we have to divide that by the 25 years.

Now, if we "compare" a grain of salt with a grain of pepper, we have two 
simpler molecules, but we can use a computer to compare these a thousand 
times in one second. This event has too large an advantage for humans to 
directly contest.

Result: Evolution takes the path of overall higher complexity and routes 
away from organic chemistry into silicon chemistry, and Man is orphaned 
as ruler of the Cosmos (eventually).

The upshot? The Church of Man keeps our DNA forever, and the long, 
languid ages hidden within liquid nitrogen allow us time to disseminate 
ourselves to safety across the skies.

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