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Abiogenesis and Evolution

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The attempt to make evolution dependent on abiogenesis, is nothing more than an attempt to muddy the waters. When the evidence is not on your side, you act in desperation and try and confuse people, by keeping their attention, away from the facts.

Just like watching a good defense lawyer, who has a client with boatloads of evidence against him.
 
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For those who claim that you need abiogenesis in order for the theory of evolution to be true, could you please explain one thing?
Have you grown tired speculating about evolution and now you want to speculate about God?
What part of the theory of evolution would need to change if the first life on Earth were created by God
All that we know about God's creation is what we learn from the Bible, so I'm assuming you are referring to the God of the Bible? If you are, the Bible already gives us the details on how the first lifeforms emerged (try reading Genesis), and those details completely contradict abiogenesis/evolution theory. So your questions have no basis in reality.
and all the life and species we see today evolved through natural processes from that first created life that we all share as a common ancestor?
The God of the Bible did not create all life from a single common ancestor (again, try reading Genesis). Obviously you are referring to some imaginary god of your own making.
 
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But there is life in every scoop. And DNA from fish in every drop.
 
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You do realise that the patients don't realise it's a sugar pill and think it's the real thing? Are you trying to say that faith is built on deception?
 
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You do realise that the patients don't realise it's a sugar pill and think it's the real thing? Are you trying to say that faith is built on deception?

This has been brought up to this poster before, but it appears they have a short memory.
 
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Have you grown tired speculating about evolution and now you want to speculate about God?

Perhaps you could address the topic instead of your opinions about my motivations?

All that we know about God's creation is what we learn from the Bible, so I'm assuming you are referring to the God of the Bible?

First, are you saying that we can't learn anything about the creation through science?

Also, the topic is hypothetical and is completely neutral as to the identity of the deity. All I have done is set up a situation where a deity produces the first life. From that first life, new species evolve through natural processes that produce the type of biodiversity we see today.

If that were the case, what parts of the theory of evolution would we need to change?
 
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I don't think it was abiogenesis. Abiogenesis was discarded more than a century and a half ago in favor of biogenesis. I think it was the later. Life comes from life. But who knows?
 
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You do realise that the patients don't realise it's a sugar pill and think it's the real thing? Are you trying to say that faith is built on deception?
faith, or belief, is not built on deception.
it's primary basis is the unknown.
ir's an interesting notion you raised though, because when you have faith, or believe, in ANYTHING, there is the possibility of being deceived.
 
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I don't think it was abiogenesis. Abiogenesis was discarded more than a century and a half ago in favor of biogenesis. I think it was the later. Life comes from life. But who knows.

For the record, abiogenesis is still an area of active interest and it hasn't been replaced by biogenesis.

However, that isn't what this thread is about. The question in the opening post already assumes that life was created by a deity. What I am asking is if supernatural creation of life and evolution can both be true. If a deity creates the first, simple organisms and all life evolves through natural processes after that point, how would the theory of evolution have to change?
 
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because it's a direct response to your request for evidence of faith based healing.

Where did I ever request such a thing? How is that even faith based healing? At best, you are showing us the mechanism that makes faith based healing a sham.

How is that even related to the topic?
 
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How in the world, is someone taking a pill, they think is real medicine, have anything to do with faith based healing?

Strange, isn't it?

When people say that faith healing works, they usually mean that if you have faith in God you will be cured by some supernatural force. People who claim that faith healing is a sham are usually the ones pointing to the placebo effect, showing that it isn't a deity who is doing the healing.

Whois might as well claim that sugar is a cure-all because it works so well in those studies.
 
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I've experienced healing without taking anything.....pure faith.
 
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