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> And btw where did the *first* termite mound come from (and the
first
> protein structures too)?
As you well know, they evolved from earlier, more primitive
structures.
The idea here, since you seem to need for it to be explained to
you, is that there cannot be morphic resonance across mutations
and transitions, since it, by definition, informs as to similarities, not
differences. It's the same as the god argument (and who created
god?); if morphic resonance was unnecessary for the first termite
mounds ( or the first of anything), and it must have been since
such was not available then, how can it possibly be that it is
necessary for any successors, and if it is not, then why does
Occam's Razor not apply? Short answer; Occam's Razor DOES
apply, and it snips MR foolishness right off the skein.
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