origin of life (The atheist delusion)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Thursday, January 17, 2008, 23:05 (6153 days ago)

In this section you write: - "Next, various inanimate globules of matter suddenly became animate and, at the same time, managed to reproduce themselves." - This is a rather crude picture! - Research into the origin of life (abiogenesis) is a very active area of science. Most of those working on this consider that, like evolution of species, it came about by gradual processes over a long period of time, and probably it is not possible to say at what stage replicant chemical systems became "live". Here are some accounts of the current state of knowledge and speculation: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_life - http://originoflife.net/ - http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com/origlife.html - I hope this is of interest, and that you will revise your essay to take account of the latest research, rather than making your own amateurish speculations.