Theoretical origin of life; another odds against paper (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 18:19 (1452 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Highly theoretical fun. The first assumption about an RNA world is itself problematic. Further remember my recent comment about DNA/RNA simply supplying ingredients, not all the necessary reactions between controlling protein molecules.

dhw: As you say, lots of fun, and why shouldn’t we all join in? I estimate that there are at least 1.33 googols of stars in the universe, and I predict that a thousand years from now, we shall find some form of primitive life on at least three of them (though nobody will speak English). What’s more, I predict that humans will still be here, and some will claim that the newly discovered forms of life are proof of abiogenesis, and others will claim that they could only have been the products of design by a designer. I am prepared to bet a million dollars on this, and if anyone is willing to join in the game, I will give you the details of the account to which you should send your money.

How about a whole new form of biochemistry not based on carbon? God could start inventing life again since you think He has to run experiments.