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   XPost: alt.religion.christian   
   From: none@none.non   
      
   On Sep 16, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote   
   (Message-ID: ):   
      
   > Origin and Evolution of DNA and DNA Replication Machineries   
   >   
   > The transition from the RNA to the DNA world   
   > was a major event in the history of life.   
   > DNA can be considered as a modified form   
   > of RNA, since the “normal” ribose sugar   
   > in RNA is reduced into deoxyribose in DNA,   
   > whereas the “simple” base uracil is   
   > methylated into thymidine.   
   >   
   > The traditional explanation is that DNA   
   > replaced RNA as genetic material because   
   > it is more stable and can be repaired   
   > more faithfully.   
      
   Nothing there spoke of the Origin.   
      
   Traditional explanations are worth nothing when it is based on conjecture.   
      
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