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You have blind faith in abiogenesis ...
Nope .. I couldn't care less whether abiogenesis is true or not.
Can you get that thru your skull?
ONLY the step from nonlife to life is abiogenesis.
Semantics .. and irrelevant.
Definitions matter.
Only in your singular focus to 'prove' the existence of the subject matter denoted by your made-up, (and irrelevant), definition.

Scientific thinkers couldn't care less about that type of definition. The evidence for science not relying on semantic definitions is all the changed definitions, or their respective contextual applicabilities, throughout the history of science.
(For example see the definitions of 'atom' outlined in the first paragraph here .. at least 8 different definitions over a 16 year period and its still changing).
The difference between us, is I am able to separate the things I can substantiate, from the things I believe through faith.
With 'the things' you 'can substantiate' still being beliefs ..
Your illogic reminds me of an argument that rages elsewhere in the theist sections of the forum.
The pure logical argument that sola scriptura (ie all necessary truth is in scripture) fails, because unless scripture says "all necessary truth is in scripture" explicitly then it is self defeating on simple logic. The best that sola scripture advocates can do is come up with a verse that says "all scripture is valuable" which is nothing like the same logical construct and therefore irrelevant to the question..
Ho hum .. Science is not Logic ..
Just as those of the abiogenesis faith pointing at autocatalytic structures as evidence of abiogenesis is nothing like the same logical proposition. It is therefore irrelevant however interesting you think it is.
The autocatalytic structures, presented in the Youtube, are evident in your own life's bio-chemistry.
You all need a course in logic, as well as science.

The model of science is axiomatic. It fits observations of the universe more or less well, but it is only an internally consistent model restricted to what can be observed, and more precisely that which repeats or can be repeated or that which can be derived from prior axions. For abiogenesis you have none of it. No process. No structure. No evidence. Nothing. Nada.

I will start to get interested the day one of you proposes the structure of the first living thing, (by your definition of living) and a process for how it came only from non living precursors. But in 50 years since I first read about protocells, those of your faith have never even got close.

The eucharist as real flesh and blood however, at least I can point at some evidence. They exist. They do not cease to exist because you do not "like" the evidece. When where and what happened is documented. Which blows darwins theory out of the water using the test Darwin himself provided for falsifying his theory!!.
It is that serious for your material world
Blah .. blah .. blah.
Yawn!
 
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You mean the problem with the far fetched abiogenesis believers assumption it is probable.

Its up to you to prove something for which you have zero evidence, either of what where, what or how, without which you cannot comment on it,. You have no process, no structure, no pathway, you cannot repeat it , it does not repeat. Nothing has ever been found in the places your faith caims it happens like post volcanic environments. You have nothing at all.

You have no first living structure defined ,yet you want everyone else to believe it!
But you do love your straw men. That abiogenesis disbelievers claim a modern bacterium appeared by random chemistry.
Not they do not, but it is the other massive hole in your combined theories. You not only have zero idea of what the first life was, you have zero idea of how it got from there to be a modern bacterium. So you know nothing about evolution or abiogenesis!

There is a minimum complexity for a first living thing forced by the definition of life
Creations did not decide that, origin of life abiogenesis believers did.
So defend your own faith. Life defined as self sustaining " capable of darwinian evolution" involves multiple structures. Therefore is complex.

Your faith is strong, your science is non existent.
You continue to make the logical fallacies of argument from incredulity and appeal to ignorance in your arguments against abiogenesis.

Abiogenesis is the scientific concept of how life could have arisen from non-living matter. It is an active area of scientific research, and there are many different theories about how it might have happened.

Whatever the case may be, it is clear that life did arise from non-living matter. This is supported by the fact that the fundamental building blocks of life, such as amino acids and nucleotides, can be formed under prebiotic conditions.

Argument from incredulity is a fallacy where someone argues that something is false because they cannot imagine how it could be true. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because they cannot imagine how life could have arisen from non-living matter. However, the fact that someone cannot imagine something does not mean that it is not possible.

Appeal to ignorance is a fallacy where someone argues that something is true because it has not been proven false. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because we do not know how it happened. However, the fact that we do not know how abiogenesis happened does not mean that it is impossible.

Creationists often make these fallacies when arguing against abiogenesis. They simply do not believe that life could have arisen naturally, and they use these fallacies to try to support their beliefs. However, there is no scientific evidence to support their claims.

Abiogenesis is a complex topic, and there is still much that we do not know. However, the scientific evidence suggests that it is possible for life to arise from non-living matter. This is a fascinating and important area of research, and it is likely that we will learn more about it in the years to come.

I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.
 
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You continue to make the logical fallacies of argument from incredulity and appeal to ignorance in your arguments against abiogenesis.

Abiogenesis is the scientific concept of how life could have arisen from non-living matter. It is an active area of scientific research, and there are many different theories about how it might have happened.

Whatever the case may be, it is clear that life did arise from non-living matter. This is supported by the fact that the fundamental building blocks of life, such as amino acids and nucleotides, can be formed under prebiotic conditions.

Argument from incredulity is a fallacy where someone argues that something is false because they cannot imagine how it could be true. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because they cannot imagine how life could have arisen from non-living matter. However, the fact that someone cannot imagine something does not mean that it is not possible.

Appeal to ignorance is a fallacy where someone argues that something is true because it has not been proven false. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because we do not know how it happened. However, the fact that we do not know how abiogenesis happened does not mean that it is impossible.

Creationists often make these fallacies when arguing against abiogenesis. They simply do not believe that life could have arisen naturally, and they use these fallacies to try to support their beliefs. However, there is no scientific evidence to support their claims.

Abiogenesis is a complex topic, and there is still much that we do not know. However, the scientific evidence suggests that it is possible for life to arise from non-living matter. This is a fascinating and important area of research, and it is likely that we will learn more about it in the years to come.

I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.
Today we have 5 evidence of creation of human heart tissues from eucharistic, that called eucharistic miracles. Search on Internet the Eucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires in which a consacrated host transformed into a living human heart, even Eucharistic Miracles of Lanciano, Legnica and Sokolka in Poland same scheme. A complex organ existed without any evolution that destroy Darwin Theory that based on all life came from a process of evolution and also this destroy abiogenesis because abiogenesis believe that simple form of life come to existence through chimical process but we don't have any proof of that. Abiogenesis is pseudoscience. Il i
 
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Today we have 5 evidence of creation of human heart tissues from eucharistic, that called eucharistic miracles. Search on Internet the Eucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires in which a consacrated host transformed into a living human heart, even Eucharistic Miracles of Lanciano, Legnica and Sokolka in Poland same scheme. A complex organ existed without any evolution that destroy Darwin Theory that based on all life came from a process of evolution and also this destroy abiogenesis because abiogenesis believe that simple form of life come to existence through chimical process but we don't have any proof of that. Abiogenesis is pseudoscience. Il i

Even if we accept your claim that Jesus makes bodily appearances in communion wafers, it does none of the things you claim about science.

1. It says exactly *nothing* about evolution and the natural development of complex organs, for or against.
2. It says nothing about abiogenesis (formation of primitive proto-life from pre-biotic chemistry) as neither the wheat the should be there or the cardiac tissue that is claimed to be there is near to either state surrounding abiogenesis.
3. Origin of life research is a branch of chemistry. It is scientific.
4. The failure to discover an abiogensis state or process says nothing about the viability of evolution, Darwinian or otherwise.
 
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Darwin said if could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would be absolutely break down, but I cannot find such a case". In the Eucharistic miracles, from a consacrated host appear human heart tissue without any evolutions and ancestry. Darwin said that all life came from his theory, but what if there are exceptions to his theory? It would fall down.
 
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Anche se accettiamo la tua affermazione che Gesù fa apparizioni corporee nelle ostie, non fa nessuna delle cose che affermi sulla scienza.

1. Non dice esattamente *nulla* sull'evoluzione e sullo sviluppo naturale di organi complessi, a favore o contro.
2. Non dice nulla sull'abiogenesi (formazione della proto-vita primitiva dalla chimica prebiotica) in quanto né il grano dovrebbe essere lì né il tessuto cardiaco che si dice sia lì è vicino a uno dei due stati che circondano l'abiogenesi.
3. La ricerca sull'origine della vita è una branca della chimica. È scientifico.
4. L'incapacità di scoprire uno stato o un processo di abiogenesi non dice nulla sulla fattibilità dell'evoluzione, darwiniana o meno.
Abiogenesis is for definition that natural process which simple form of life arise from non living matter as simple organic compounds, "simple" not "complex". It came from the Spontaneous Generation that is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from non living matter and that such process were commonplace and regular.
 
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Darwin said if could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would be absolutely break down, but I cannot find such a case". In the Eucharistic miracles, from a consacrated host appear human heart tissue without any evolutions and ancestry. Darwin said that all life came from his theory, but what if there are exceptions to his theory? It would fall down.

Doesn't reasonably follow.

For example the existence of chimeras that break the nested hierarchy of life is a common example of evidence against evolution... but humans have the ability to create such creatures with gene engineering, but this is not evidence against evolution any more than the existence of arson disproves forest fires.

Likewise it is commonly believed that human hearts grow from stem cell structures in very early developments of embryos in the womb... if Eucharistic heart miracles were actually demonstrated this would not disprove pregnancy.

Abiogenesis is for definition that natural process which simple form of life arise from non living matter as simple organic compounds, "simple" not "complex". It came from the Spontaneous Generation that is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from non living matter and that such process were commonplace and regular.
Not accurate, the study of abiogenesis came from the study of biochemistry and polyimerisation as applied to hypothetical pre-life conditions of the Earth.

In addition it is unreasonable to describe Spontaneous Generation as a scientific theory when folk lore would be a more accurate term.
 
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Abiogenesis is for definition that natural process which simple form of life arise from non living matter as simple organic compounds, "simple" not "complex". It came from the Spontaneous Generation that is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from non living matter and that such process were commonplace and regular.

This doesn't answer any of challenges or concerns. It has nothing to do with "Spontaneous Generation". No one believe complex organisms, organs, or tissues just come from regular matter. Please try to come to some understanding of proto-cells and the like before responding.
 
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No one believe complex organisms, organs, or tissues just come from regular matter.

Wow.

Just wow.

Is there some other periodic table we don't know about?

Aren't we all supposed to be "stardust" or something?
 
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Wow.

Just wow.

Is there some other periodic table we don't know about?

Aren't we all supposed to be "stardust" or something?
...via simple organics in an evolutionary context and via simple biochemistry in a developmental context.

It's never been implied that a bunch of loose salts and methane spontaneously assemble into a prokaryote.
 
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Wow.

Just wow.

Is there some other periodic table we don't know about?

Aren't we all supposed to be "stardust" or something?
The problem with your question is the usage of 'we' in the phrase: 'we don't know about'.
In this thread there are a couple of posters who don't know about the history of the development of organic chemistry .. but that hardly registers when compared with the numbers of people who do know about it:
In 1828 Friedrich Wöhler produced the organic chemical urea (carbamide), a constituent of urine, from inorganic starting materials (the salts potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate), in what is now called the Wöhler synthesis. Although Wöhler himself was cautious about claiming he had disproved vitalism, this was the first time a substance thought to be organic was synthesized in the laboratory without biological (organic) starting materials. The event is now generally accepted as indeed disproving the doctrine of vitalism.
Vitalism:
Vitalism is a belief that starts from the premise that living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things.
Needless to say, modern Origin of Life (OOL) research is not based on the existence of merely believed-in miracles, ritualized in the Eucharistic sacrament .. which is something @Mountainmike, (for eg), doesn't seem to recognise as being central to his truth-seeking argument.
 
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Today we have 5 evidence of creation of human heart tissues from eucharistic, that called eucharistic miracles. Search on Internet the Eucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires in which a consacrated host transformed into a living human heart, even Eucharistic Miracles of Lanciano, Legnica and Sokolka in Poland same scheme. A complex organ existed without any evolution that destroy Darwin Theory that based on all life came from a process of evolution and also this destroy abiogenesis because abiogenesis believe that simple form of life come to existence through chimical process but we don't have any proof of that. Abiogenesis is pseudoscience. Il i

There are several fallacies in your post.
  • Appeal to authority: The statement appeals to the authority of the Catholic Church, which claims that the eucharistic miracles are real. However, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim.
  • Bandwagon fallacy: The statement implies that the eucharistic miracles are true because many people believe in them. However, the popularity of a belief does not make it true.
  • Cherry picking: The statement only mentions the eucharistic miracles that support the claim that they are real. However, there are many other eucharistic miracles that have been debunked.
  • Straw man fallacy: The statement misrepresents the theory of evolution. Evolution does not claim that all life came from a single cell. Instead, it claims that life has evolved from the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) over time through a process of natural selection.
  • Ad hominem fallacy: The statement attacks the character of those who accept abiogenesis. This is not a valid argument against abiogenesis.
As I said in my previous comment, It is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.

In conclusion, there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that the eucharistic miracles are real. The theory of evolution is a well-supported scientific theory, and abiogenesis is a possible explanation for the origin of life.
 
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Ci sono diversi errori nel tuo post.
  • Appello all'autorità: la dichiarazione fa appello all'autorità della Chiesa cattolica, che afferma che i miracoli eucaristici sono reali. Tuttavia, non ci sono prove scientifiche a sostegno di questa affermazione.
  • Fallacia del carrozzone: l'affermazione implica che i miracoli eucaristici sono veri perché molte persone credono in essi. Tuttavia, la popolarità di una credenza non la rende vera.
  • Cherry picking: la dichiarazione menziona solo i miracoli eucaristici che supportano l'affermazione che sono reali. Tuttavia, ci sono molti altri miracoli eucaristici che sono stati smentiti.
  • Fallacia dell'uomo di paglia: l'affermazione travisa la teoria dell'evoluzione. L'evoluzione non afferma che tutta la vita provenga da una singola cellula. Invece, afferma che la vita si è evoluta dall'ultimo antenato comune universale (LUCA) nel tempo attraverso un processo di selezione naturale.
  • Fallacia ad hominem: l'affermazione attacca il carattere di coloro che accettano l'abiogenesi. Questo non è un argomento valido contro l'abiogenesi.
Come ho detto nel mio commento precedente, è importante essere rispettosi delle credenze religiose delle persone. Tuttavia, è anche importante essere chiari sulla differenza tra scienza e fede. La scienza si basa su prove e logica, mentre la credenza si basa sulla fede. Se vuoi discutere di scienza, è importante capire le basi, anche se non sei d'accordo con esse.

In conclusione, non ci sono prove scientifiche a sostegno dell'affermazione che i miracoli eucaristici siano reali. La teoria dell'evoluzione è una teoria scientifica ben supportata e l'abiogenesi è una possibile spiegazione dell'origine della vita.
Search on YouTube the documentary of the Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires made by Ron Tesoriero and no the Abiogenesis is a pseudoscience because is based on the ancient fairy tale of the spontaneous generation. The Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires, Tixtla in 2006, Sokolka & Legnica in Poland speak for themselves. Darwin said if a complex organ existed without any successive small change and modifications my theory will be broke down.
 
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Search on YouTube the documentary of the Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires made by Ron Tesoriero

What independent verification of the tissue, it's nature and origin was there?

and no the Abiogenesis is a pseudoscience because is based on the ancient fairy tale of the spontaneous generation.
Simply false about abiogenesis. It's a study of biochemistry based on experimental evidence on theoretical models.

This is however an interesting situation because this is the first time I can think of where a Creationist described something as a fairy tale and it might actually be correct: spontaneous generation was folk tales or just-so stories.

The Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires, Tixtla in 2006, Sokolka & Legnica in Poland speak for themselves.

A lack of independent verification and reliable repeatability make this dubious at best.

Darwin said if a complex organ existed without any successive small change and modifications my theory will be broke down.
Also simply false.

Something complex that can't be broken down to small steps is a problem for evolution. Even if the miraculous creation of tissue could be demonstrated it would not remove all the evidence for evolution.
 
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Search on YouTube the documentary of the Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires made by Ron Tesoriero
I can only point the problem with assuming that Eucharistic Miracles are miracles is that there is no scientific evidence to support this claim which is not a problem for those who believe in miracles.

Some experts said that the host in Buenos Aires, had been contaminated with blood, while others said that the change in color was due to natural causes. The church has not officially declared the Buenos Aires miracle to be authentic.

Additionally, there are many claims of miraculous miracles in other religions, for example, Muslims believe that some saints have been granted the ability to perform miracles, such as healing the sick and casting out demons. Do you believe in them also.
and no the Abiogenesis is a pseudoscience because is based on the ancient fairy tale of the spontaneous generation.
Yes, a few Christian denominations claim that abiogenesis is a pseudoscience because it contradicts their beliefs about the origin of life. It is important to note that the scientific evidence for abiogenesis is still evolving. While there is a growing body of evidence to support the theory, there are still many unanswered questions. It is possible that future scientific discoveries will provide even more evidence for abiogenesis.

The Eucharistic Miracles of Buenos Aires, Tixtla in 2006, Sokolka & Legnica in Poland speak for themselves. Darwin said if a complex organ existed without any successive small change and modifications my theory will be broke down.
There are many different theories about what causes Eucharistic Miracles. Some people believe that they are a sign of God's presence in the Eucharist. Others believe that they are the result of fraud or deception. Still others believe that they are the result of natural phenomena, such as mold or bacteria.

Until there is scientific evidence to support the claim that Eucharistic Miracles are real, it is best to assume that they are not. There are many possible explanations for these events that do not involve supernatural intervention.

I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. For those who want to debate science, it is important to understand the basics, even if they don't agree with them.
 
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You continue to make the logical fallacies of argument from incredulity and appeal to ignorance in your arguments against abiogenesis.

Abiogenesis is the scientific concept of how life could have arisen from non-living matter. It is an active area of scientific research, and there are many different theories about how it might have happened.

Whatever the case may be, it is clear that life did arise from non-living matter. This is supported by the fact that the fundamental building blocks of life, such as amino acids and nucleotides, can be formed under prebiotic conditions.

Argument from incredulity is a fallacy where someone argues that something is false because they cannot imagine how it could be true. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because they cannot imagine how life could have arisen from non-living matter. However, the fact that someone cannot imagine something does not mean that it is not possible.

Appeal to ignorance is a fallacy where someone argues that something is true because it has not been proven false. For example, a creationist might argue that abiogenesis is impossible because we do not know how it happened. However, the fact that we do not know how abiogenesis happened does not mean that it is impossible.

Creationists often make these fallacies when arguing against abiogenesis. They simply do not believe that life could have arisen naturally, and they use these fallacies to try to support their beliefs. However, there is no scientific evidence to support their claims.

Abiogenesis is a complex topic, and there is still much that we do not know. However, the scientific evidence suggests that it is possible for life to arise from non-living matter. This is a fascinating and important area of research, and it is likely that we will learn more about it in the years to come.

I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.
frank just stop. You are misleading people,

You know nothing whatsoever about chemistry. How dare you comment on it?

There is no evidence of life arising from non living matter.
there is no structure, process or evidence of how what or where it happened. None. Zero . zilch.
There is no evidence of abiogenesis in Terms of the definition of life the researchers use.
What you have is faith not science,

The implausibility is science speaking, not appeal to ignorance.
It is understanding chemistry which you don’t.

Let us take something very simple.
just mixing ingredients does not work.


Atmospheric nitrogen lives with atmospheric oxygen.
they do not react because ( in simple terms) the multiple high energy N bonds are hard to break. Too high energy.
I won’t explain the quantum chemistry but rest assured it makes it more complex notless,
when they do react at all at high temperature it is generally via an intermediate involving hydrogen to produce a viable energy gap.

So you can mix ingredients all day long. They do not by themselves point at a possible route or structure
every step makes it massively less likely - until and unless - you can find a viable process.

The minimum life structure is complex by definition of life , . you are relying on hundreds of reactions not one ,each one dramatically reducing likelihood, take just two - atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen don’t normally react! , yet you have no structure , so no idea of the intermediates , or building blocks that would be needed.

All you have is wish.

Stop claiming the imprimateur of science, just because atheist scientists have to believe this. They are not acting as scientists when they replace science by their cult of wishful thinking

Listen to your high priest Dawkins who has no idea how life started, and he knows lot more than you. Yet even he makes frankly absurd claims on how “ mount improbable “ was climbed proving he knows nothing about optimisation science essily debunked by such as us who actually dealt with hill climbing optimisation processes.

Doesnt it bother you that there is no process or structure?
even the non living self catalysing molecules are products of intelligent design by teams of PHds who can’t keep it going!

I might Believe it if there is ever evidence, but even that does not explain consciousness
so does not explain life or how the chemical processes came to exist.
 
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frank just stop. You are misleading people,

You know nothing whatsoever about chemistry. How dare you comment on it?
You are the one who's completely blind to the principles of organic chemistry ... and the one misleading people:
there is no structure, process or evidence of how what or where it happened. None. Zero . zilch.
There is no evidence of abiogenesis in Terms of the definition of life the researchers use.
You are extremely slow on the uptake .. aren't you?

The YouTube I've posted several times for you now, by a highly reputable OOL research scientist, makes the explicit point (8:44min) that:

'We have shown that the metabolic network of E.Coli forms a large autocatalytic set.
This supports the original claim that autocatalytic sets capture essential properties of living systems, in particular, the catalytic closure and self sustainability. So autocatalytic sets are not just mathematical constructs but they do exist in real chemical and biological reaction networks and can be studied formally within those systems'.


There is your structure, process and its evidence. Whether it happened that way or not, is completely irrelevant.
Therefore, your claim is just outright wrong, as per this presented evidence.

 
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frank just stop. You are misleading people,

You know nothing whatsoever about chemistry. How dare you comment on it?
You are correct, I am not a chemist. Even so, I do have a decent understanding of the evidence for abiogenesis and that the scientific concensus
There is no evidence of life arising from non living matter.
there is no structure, process or evidence of how what or where it happened. None. Zero . zilch.
There is no evidence of abiogenesis in Terms of the definition of life the researchers use.
What you have is faith not science,

The implausibility is science speaking, not appeal to ignorance.
It is understanding chemistry which you don’t.
An appeal to ignorance is a logical fallacy in which someone argues that something must be true because we cannot prove that it is false.

In the case of abiogenesis, this would mean that someone argues that life must have been created by a supernatural being because we do not know how it could have arisen from non-living matter.

Two problems with this argument.
First, it is a fallacy. Just because we cannot prove that something is false does not mean that it must be true.​
Second, there is no evidence to support the claim that life was created by a supernatural being.​

The fact that we do not know how life arose does not mean that we should give up on trying to find out. There are many scientists who are working on this problem, and they have made significant progress in recent years. It is possible that we will eventually be able to explain how life arose without resorting to supernatural explanations.

In the meantime, it is important to remember that the burden of proof lies with the person making the claim. If someone argues that life was created by a supernatural being, they have the responsibility to provide evidence to support their claim. Until they do so, we should not accept their argument.
Let us take something very simple.
just mixing ingredients does not work.


Atmospheric nitrogen lives with atmospheric oxygen.
they do not react because ( in simple terms) the multiple high energy N bonds are hard to break. Too high energy.
I won’t explain the quantum chemistry but rest assured it makes it more complex notless,
when they do react at all at high temperature it is generally via an intermediate involving hydrogen to produce a viable energy gap.

So you can mix ingredients all day long. They do not by themselves point at a possible route or structure
every step makes it massively less likely - until and unless - you can find a viable process.

The minimum life structure is complex by definition of life , . you are relying on hundreds of reactions not one ,each one dramatically reducing likelihood, take just two - atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen don’t normally react! , yet you have no structure , so no idea of the intermediates , or building blocks that would be needed.

All you have is wish.
I understand your skepticism about the possibility of life arising from non-living matter. It is true that we do not have any definitive evidence of how or when this happened, and the process is still very much a mystery. However, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that it is at least possible.

For example, scientists have found that many of the molecules that are essential for life, such as amino acids and nucleic acids, can be formed naturally from simple inorganic compounds. They have also found that these molecules can self-assemble into structures that have some of the basic properties of living cells.

Of course, this is just a start. There are still many unanswered questions about abiogenesis. But the fact that we are starting to find evidence that it is possible is a significant step forward.

I agree that it is important to be skeptical of any scientific theory, and that we should not accept anything on faith. However, I also believe that it is important to be open-minded and to consider all of the evidence, even if it does not fit neatly into our current understanding of the world.

I think that the possibility of abiogenesis is an exciting one, and I am hopeful that we will continue to learn more about it in the years to come.
Stop claiming the imprimateur of science, just because atheist scientists have to believe this. They are not acting as scientists when they replace science by their cult of wishful thinking

Listen to your high priest Dawkins who has no idea how life started, and he knows lot more than you. Yet even he makes frankly absurd claims on how “ mount improbable “ was climbed proving he knows nothing about optimisation science essily debunked by such as us who actually dealt with hill climbing optimisation processes.

Doesnt it bother you that there is no process or structure?
even the non living self catalysing molecules are products of intelligent design by teams of PHds who can’t keep it going!

I might Believe it if there is ever evidence, but even that does not explain consciousness
so does not explain life or how the chemical processes came to exist.
While we do not have all of the answers to the question of abiogenesis, we do have some evidence that suggests that it is possible. For example, scientists have found that many of the molecules that are essential for life, such as amino acids and nucleic acids, can be formed naturally from simple inorganic compounds. They have also found that these molecules can self-assemble into structures that have some of the basic properties of living cells.

This evidence does not prove that abiogenesis happened, but it does suggest that it is at least possible. It is obvious that scientists believe it is important to continue to investigate this question using the scientific method. By doing so, we may eventually be able to answer the question of how life started, and in doing so, we will gain a deeper understanding of the natural world.

As for consciousness, I agree that it is a difficult problem to explain. However, I do not believe that this means that we should abandon the scientific method and replace it with wishful thinking. There are many other difficult problems in science that have been solved using the scientific method, and I believe that consciousness is no different.

The best way to understand consciousness is to continue to investigate it using the scientific method. By doing so, we may eventually be able to explain how consciousness arises, and in doing so, we will gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and the universe.

I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.
 
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I think it is important to be respectful of people's religious beliefs. However, it is also important to be clear about the difference between science and belief. Science is based on evidence and logic, while belief is based on faith. If you want to discuss science, it is important to understand the basics, even if you don't agree with them.
@Mountainmike's usage of the principles of inorganic molecular bonding to argue the infeasibility of organic molecular evolution represents a deliberate, out of context pseudoscientifc justification. Nothing could confuse science with beliefs more than using such a method.

I, for one, do not respect any belief which employs such outright deceit. These are my Christian principles at work here.
 
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@Mountainmike's usage of the principles of inorganic molecular bonding to argue the infeasibility of organic molecular evolution represents a deliberate, out of context pseudoscientifc justification. Nothing could confuse science with beliefs more than using such a method.

I, for one, do not respect any belief which employs such outright deceit. These are my Christian principles at work here.
The vast majority of discussion on here is religious beliefs of a few Christians denominations vs science. My point is the we can respect that people have religious beliefs and still challenge their reasoning when they substitute their beliefs to deny the actual science.
 
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