Theoretical origin of life; zircons with 4.1 byo evidence: (Introduction)

by dhw, Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 09:24 (2024 days ago) @ David Turell

QUOTE: “Venter, to my knowledge, still leans heavily toward the idea that there were many separate ancestors and that they were anything but “common”, which is exactly my point. What he means by anything but common is saying not only are their multiple ancestors, but they are not similar to each other."

DAVID’s comment: Not a single bush of life but a hedgerow.

Darwin hedged his bets: “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or one….” Venter, who is an atheist, opts for multiple forms and, presumably, abiogenesis.