What on earth is 'DNA popping'?

3/10/2008 | 6:23 PM | Evolved Rationalist

From a stupid creationist e-mail:

Evolution is stupid theory!! DNA needs proteins to make two of it, and proteins need DNA to make it!!!! DNA turn into proteins for a protein to form!!! DNA cannot just pop and evolve into the world!!!! IDIOT!!!!!!!!

First, let us look at this little gem:

DNA needs proteins to make two of it,

Somebody, please tell this hapless theistard moron a thing or two about DNA replication before my stomach bursts due to excessive laughter. He seriously needs to go back to remedial science class to ensure that he does not continue to make a fool out of himself.

Next, we have a new theistard discovery:

DNA turn into proteins for a protein to form!!!

Oh, my! I never knew that a DNA molecule can change into a protein molecule at will. If this is indeed the case, forensic science would not be able to depend on DNA evidence anymore as any DNA left at the crime scene would turn into protein molecules. How on earth did this theistard dumbfuck come up with this crazy idea in the first place? What was he smoking?

Yet another new theistard discovery:

DNA cannot just pop and evolve into the world!!!!

Our creationist friend seems to know all about DNA forming by a yet-undiscovered mechanism known as 'DNA popping'. He would be in the running for the Nobel Prize for all his new discoveries, if only he had some evidence to back them up.

When he said 'evolve into the world', I seriously hope (for his sake), that it was a grammatical error and he didn't actually mean to imply that DNA was supposed to evolve into the universe or whatever he meant by 'world'.

*snicker*

Okay, I'll be serious now..

Creationists of all kinds often rehash the same refuted YEC argument about DNA needing proteins in order to replicate, while proteins in turn need DNA to form. They claim that neither could have formed naturally without the other, thus seemingly creating a problem for DNA evolution.

Sounds convincing? It is not.

First, I'll reply to the creationist in his own style:

You are a stupid man!!! DNA needs proteins to form, but RNA doesn't. IDIOT!!!!

Now, for any other creationists who happen to have a speck of a brain:

According to the current consensus, DNA most likely evolved from RNA, which is a simpler replicator. RNA does not require proteins to form, as it catalyzes its own duplication. (Jeffares et al. 1998). The RNA had simpler precursors, for example, peptide nucleic acids (Böhler et al. 1995).

Creationists, if you're too stupid to understand science, I'm afraid you'll have to stick to religion after all. Being a fundie theistard dumbfuck would certainly relive you from thinking and actualy using your evolution-endowed brain.

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