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Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
Biology is preceded by Chemistry. To understand life one must understand the chemical reactions.
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In chemical reactions we have bonds between atoms form and break. Atoms combine into an incredible variety of molecules New molecules bring about new properties. In these molecules, the combining atoms do not lose their identity since their nuclei remain the same. However, the electronic regions combine acquiring new dynamics, which generate new properties.
In these chemical reactions, the environment, which consists of energy and thought, is just as important as the reacting atoms and molecules. Even when the resulting products of a reaction are chemically the same, there are imperceptible differences due to different environments. The lab environment is different from the natural environment. This may explain the limitation of synthetic genetic materials.
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Organic molecules arose through both terrestrial synthesis on early Earth and delivery from space, with multiple energy sources driving their formation from simpler inorganic compounds.
On early Earth, organic molecules formed through chemical reactions between inorganic compounds when exposed to energy sources like ultraviolet radiation, lightning, and volcanic heat. Organic molecules also formed in space and were delivered to Earth via meteorites, comets, and asteroids.
The simple organic molecules then polymerized into larger biomolecules in environments like hydrothermal pools. A critical transition occurred with the emergence of RNA molecules capable of both storing genetic information and catalyzing chemical reactions. Appropriate conditions of pH, temperature, and salt concentration led to membrane-bounded structures that enclosed self-replicating molecules, creating integrated systems with both genetic material and metabolic compartments.
The emergence of true cells required the acquisition of self-contained systems for energy production, protein synthesis, and metabolic regulation.
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Genetic material is the hereditary substance—primarily DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA in some viruses—that carries all information specific to an organism, directing growth, development, and function. It is typically structured as a double helix, composed of nucleotides that replicate for inheritance. A nucleotide is the basic building block of DNA.
Hereditary refers to traits, characteristics, or diseases passed genetically from parents to offspring. It describes anything inherited, whether it is a trait like eye color, or a medical condition. An important source of hereditary medical condition is unassimilated sensations, such as those from traumas, which get impressed upon the genes and last for generations until assimilated.
Modern synthetic biology allows the construction of DNA (and to some extent RNA) from scratch, without copying it from an existing organism. However, such synthetic DNA suffers from practical limits due to error rate, which increases with length and complexity.
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All living organisms are composed of one or more cells, which are the basic structural and functional units of life. These cells contain specialized, coordinated parts that work together in a highly organized manner
Living things obtain and use energy to power their life processes through chemical reactions. Organisms use enzymes to speed up and mediate these metabolic reactions, breaking down nutrients to fuel growth, movement, and other activities.
Organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment despite external changes. This regulation allows living things to keep conditions like temperature, pH, and water balance within optimal ranges necessary for survival.
Living organisms increase in size and complexity over time according to specific instructions encoded in their genetic material. This process follows predictable patterns as organisms mature from simpler to more complex forms.
All living things have the ability to produce new offspring, either sexually or asexually, allowing them to perpetuate their species. This characteristic ensures the continuity of life across generations.
Organisms can detect and respond to changes in their environment, a property sometimes called sensitivity or irritability. This responsiveness allows living things to react appropriately to light, temperature, chemicals, and other environmental factors.
Living things store hereditary information in DNA and pass genetic traits to offspring. Populations of organisms adapt to their environment over time through evolution, changing across generations in response to selective pressures.
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Postulate Mechanics brings to fore the importance of the environment. From a simple chemical reaction to the most complex life organism, the role of environment matters greatly.
This environment consists of matter, energy and thought, like the organism itself. There are interactions not only at the level of matter and energy, but also at the level of thought. None of these levels can be ignored, or considered separate and exclusive.
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Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
The basis of a life organism is controlled motion.
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The light may be seen lifeless in the conventional sense but its speed is in equilibrium with its inertia. This is the only reason that the speed of light is finite and constant.
We model an atom with electrons moving around the nucleus. This motion is a little bit more complex than the motion of light because it is a bit more dynamic. There is variation of inertia that brings about changes in motion. One may say that electrons have a little more “life” compared to light.
We model a simple organic molecule with carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms linked with each other. The electrons are spread over a number of nuclei performing a delicate dance. The degrees of freedom for these electrons has increased.
When it comes to a virus, we are looking at a very sophisticated arrangement of organic molecules that contain such a tremendous number of degrees of freedom in its motion that it is like having a little robot automated by a built-in computer.
From virus, it is just one ingenious step to a biological cell, which is a bona fide life organism.
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A life organism is a highly complex structure with inherent self-animation. It follows both physical and metaphysical laws of nature. It maintains harmony all around.
The life organism assimilates the substance and sensations of the universe within itself. It then expresses the nature of the universe through itself. In this way, the life organism becomes an intermediate step in the understanding of the universe.
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Life is visualized through the sophistication of controlled motion. This requires a sophistication modulation of inertia. This modulation is generated by the sophisticated structure of the life organism.
There is no separate spirit controlling the life organism. The motion is inherent in substance and so is inertia. The life organism is simply a very sophisticated system.
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Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
Here is an analysis of the postulates on which the current Science is based.
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The current Cosmological Model in Science postulates the following:
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The Postulate Mechanics, however, is based on the following postulates:
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Based on Postulate Mechanics, the following criticisms of Science may be advanced:
This criticism arises from the differences in fundamental postulates of Science and Postulate Mechanics.
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Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
All substance (matter, energy, and thought) have the following properties in common:
These properties do not exist when there is no substance.
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Space represents the extents of substance. Matter has the most compact space; energy has extremely wide space; and thought has mental space, which is very different from physical space.
So, space is always filled with substance. “Empty space” is empty of matter only. It can still be filled with invisible energy or thought. There is no such thing as “void” that is empty of all substance. Space cannot exist in the absence of substance.
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Time represents the duration of substance. Looking at stars, planets and moons, we find that they are relatively fixed in space. Thus, matter appears to have almost infinite time. Energy does not seem to be fixed in space. In other words, energy appears to have much less time (duration) compared to matter. Thought has mental time, which is very different from physical time. This can easily be experienced by anybody waiting for their first baby to be born.
So, time also requires the presence of some phenomena to be meaningful. Time cannot exist in the absence of substance.
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In classical mechanics, inertia is the tendency to resist changes in motion. This resistance comes from centeredness of an object in space. A spinning top can be seen as being “centered” in space. This is the principle used in gyroscope. We have spin naturally occurring in matter at atomic level. Matter has the highest inertia. In comparison, energy, as in case of radiation, has very little inertia. Thought can have fixation in mental space, or it can be free flowing.
Inertia manifest only when effort is made to change the equilibrium motion of a body. For example, a billiard ball is in equilibrium when it is sitting on a table. There is no inertial force. Inertial force arises only when the ball is pushed. The inertial force resists the change in motion, apart from any friction.
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The less the substance is fixed, or centered in space, the more intrinsic motion it has. In general, matter has sluggish motion in a limited range compared to radiation. Energy of radiation has a much higher motion; for example, the intrinsic velocity of light is 3 x 108 m/s. In comparison, thought can be instantaneous in its motion in mental space.
Inertia appears to maintain the intrinsic motion of a body. For example, the very large but finite velocity of light is maintained by inertia. In case of light, this inertia happens to be very small but still significant.
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Gravity is similar to inertia. Gravity maintains the intrinsic motion of a system of bodies. For example, the solar system is a system of bodies. The intrinsic motion of the sun, the planets and their moons is maintained in a dynamic equilibrium by gravity. No gravitational force arises unless that equilibrium is disturbed. Gravity then acts only to restore the equilibrium motion of the system.
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These fundamental properties are presented in Postulate Mechanics quite differently from science. Science does not look at space and time as properties of substance because it does not have a precise definition for substance.
Science does not see inertia as “centeredness” in space. It only sees inertia as resistance to change in motion. Therefore, it does not see inertia as a property that determines the intrinsic motion of the substance. Science has no concept of a relationship between inertia and motion. Furthermore, science does not see the role of inertia in maintaining an equilibrium motion. In other words, science does not see that inertia acts to restore the equilibrium motion of a body when it is disturbed.
Lastly, science does not understand the nature of gravity because it does not see its role being similar to that of inertia for a system of bodies.
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Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
The universe is substantial and it has substance, because substance is anything substantial enough to be sensed. The substance of universe may be categorized as follows
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Matter is associated with structure and stability. It is characterized by large inherent inertia, and a relatively small amount of motion. Because of its structure, matter can be broken down into smaller particles. The smallest particle of matter is called an atom. As we break down the atom, matter starts to lose its characteristics.
The characteristics of space, time, motion, inertia and gravity for matter are quite familiar to us. These characteristics are quite stable in the physical dimension. Matter can exist in the states of solid, liquid, and gas depending on factors like temperature and pressure.
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Energy is associated with processes and activity. It is the opposite of matter in that it is characterized by large inherent motion, and a very small amount of inertia. It exists in both mental and physical dimensions. Distinct frequencies of energy tend to maintain their separateness, but energy of the same frequency merges freely.
Energy is a substance that spreads out in wave form. It also has the characteristics of space, time, motion, etc., except that their forms are very dynamic. Energy has “particles” only in form of quanta. A quantum represents the minimum amount of energy involved in a reaction.
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Thought is sensed mentally and not physically. It is that dimension of substance in which postulates appear. Thought develops from postulate into ideas, theory, and conclusions through the process of reasoning.
Thought has all the characteristics of space, time, motion, etc., but these characteristics appear very differently in the mental dimension, such as, expansiveness, fixation, and expressiveness of ideas. Down the line we have more complex mental phenomena, such as, emotion and effort.
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Postulate Mechanics recognizes matter, energy and thought as substance. Science treats only matter as substance; it barely recognizes energy as substance, and doesn’t consider thought as substance at all.
A human body can be observed to consist of matter, energy and thought as substance.
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