Ophiolite

Whether or not abiogenesis is "a true theory" life is a form of chemistry. What is your alternative suggestion as to what it is, given that living organisms are composed of chemicals that are engaged in a complex web of chemical reactions.

For the record I find your hypothesis highly unlikely, but I do applaud your readiness to make a public prediction.

Is there an echo in here?

Interesting, but I suspect there would be a plethora of intermediate products, which is not quite the same thing.

I just new a vote for Trump would be a vote for real Reality TV.

Let's take it the other way: CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O The equation balances and portrays the burning of methane in oxygen. So the OP really seems to be asking "Is this a reaction that can be driven in the opposite direction?" I imagine that under high pressures and possibly high temperature it might be possible, but my gut reaction (very scientific) is no. Where are the chemists? Edit: It occurs to me that since the reactions shown is exothermic, then the reverse reaction if possible would benefit from high temperatures. i.e my "possibly high temperature" would become "and definitely high temperature".

Marvelous. I've never been absolutely right before. What a marvelous Christmas present. I don't think any biologist, or knowledgeable amateur would deny that the diurnal cycle has had a powerful influence on the selection process in evolution. But are you suggesting it was more important as these major players: 1. Extensive presence of liquid water. 2. Or, to put it another way, Goldilocks zone conditions. 3. Salinity, pH, fugacity, etc. 4. Gravitational acceleration 5. Solar spectrum 6. Atmospheric composition 7. Atmospheric motion 8. Ocean currents 9. Etc. And your implication is that the diurnal patterns initiates evolution, that it somehow takes the place of available genetic variability and subsequent mutations. If that is not what you intend you need to be clearer in your exposition.

Certainly I see it. The X-Axis is time and the Y-Axis is the amount of incoming light from the sun. Of course we have to flip the sign of the sine wave at sunrise and sunset, but that's OK. However, I see no reason that such diurnal effects would initiate evolution as you suggest. Yes, they would influence evolution, just as many environmental factors do, but that is quite a different matter. So, there must be some other factor you envisage is at work. Which brings us back to the question - what is the Y-axis of your sine wave?

I would prefer to teach them to read.

That is problematic. Is your query directly related to water purification, or to these processes in general? My exposure to them relates to their role in drilling fluids.I'm not sure my input would be of much help. Edit: Excuse me. You clearly stated in the title that this was for water treatment. Sorry for missing that.

And that is precisely what you declared in your post, through implication, was unnecessary. I read it and I understood it. I read your post and understood it as written. If you meant to say something else then I shall be elitist for the moment and suggest you need to learn to write more clearly.

For several decades I have felt that Christmas, as practiced by many in the West, is closer to Saturnalia in spirit: the old pagan festival usurped by the early Christians.

This is just elitist, patronising crap. I would have expected better of you. Let's take the average person in the UK. Income stretched to breaking point. Trying hard to do the right thing: dispose of rubbish without dumping it in the environment. Here's about a small company that can take care of it for a reasonable amount. (When you are living on £200 a week, you don't appreciate why it would take £100 to get rid of your rubbish.) You never got taught critical thinking skills. You've got plenty else to bother about, so you go for it, believing you are doing yourself, the contractor and the environment a favour. Excuse the vitriol, but really!

The woman is making a decision that directly impacts herself, her fetus, the father and a handful of others. The politician is making a decision that impacts thousands, millions, or billions.

Almost every piece of information you have that you believe support your world view can be deconstructed in a similar way. Many, many pieces of information you choose to ignore refute your worldview. In other words your worldview is the product of your imagination. It is neither original, nor convincing. I recommend reality for superior mental challenges.

Unable to paste from Word. How odd. This was typed in Word and pasted into the forum. Perhaps your ideas lack concision, if you get my drift. Or you are attempting to paste into an empty Reply Box. Or.....?

You are nuts? It might be applicable somewhere within the thread.

There appear to be abundant items relating to these mechanisms revealed by a google search. Is that not working for you?

Lawyers, solicitors and barristers are ignorant of large swathes of law. It is therefore rather ridiculous to place upon individual citizens, with no legal training, full responsibility for knowing the law. Or rather, while it may be right to note their responsibility for this, we would be insane to expect it and justice would rarely be served if the system did not take this into account - which, to a greater or lesser extent, it seems to do.

I believe if you actually read the forum rules you will discover that your post conflicts with them. Provide a summary of your thoughts for discussion here. Otherwise it might be thought you simply wish to drive traffic to your site. Bonobos are interesting so I hope you will share your thinking on them here.

Yes, let's take the Sphinx. One "investigative writer" supported by the views of a single geologist make the claim you have repeated. I have stood by the Sphinx and examined it. Have you? I have a degree in geology. Do you? I have been caught in the Western Desert by a sudden downpour more than once. Have you? Based upon my personal examination of the Sphinx, my knowledge of the mechanisms of erosion and the propensity for occasional severe rainfall to occur in desert regions, I have little doubt that the current condition of the Sphinx is consistent with the generally attested age. Now you would be quite right not to take my word for it. You should rightly question my assertions. But if you do that, you need also to question the assertions of a single "investigative writer" and a single geologist. Some how it seems unlikely that you will do so. You seem to much prefer the fantastic world you have created by cherry picking popular works.

Possibly so. Do you have evidence to support the assertion? Clearly your definition of conquer and mine differ substantially. As to Arab unity, that hasn't worked out to well over the past century has it? Which country? When? We don't need treacle to be applied to mahogany dressers, but how is either observation relevant to your post?

As far as I recall, in order to become a geologist, I had to take several compulsory courses. Meanwhile, back on topic: perhaps compulsory courses on politics for scientists, so they can better understand what makes the bastards tick.

Are you a) Trolling b) Bored out of your tree c) Undertaking a research project to determine how much crap people will read before complaining d) Not taking your medication e) Holding the mistaken belief you are amusing f) Some combination of the above g) Other. Please specify.

It's late. I'm tired. Forgive me. If you crossed a chicken with a road, would you get a Rhode Island Red?