Abiogenesis (Origins)

by broken_cynic , Tuesday, August 02, 2011, 17:03 (4644 days ago) @ dhw
edited by unknown, Tuesday, August 02, 2011, 17:17

dhw: Abiogenesis... a key element in atheism-Er, no. Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. Nothing more.-Abiogenesis is an entirely seperate idea and it is simply the best explanation to date for the very limited evidence we have. We have a general idea what made up the earth and its environment prior to the existence of life, and we know what came after. The process that led from one state to the other is unclear. There is certainly no evidence to suggest outside intervention, either supernatural or alien. So we go with the simplest explanation that fits the available data. When more data becomes available, that explanation will be adjusted as necessary. That's how a scientific hypothesis works. We aren't assuming the lack of a designer, a designer is simply unnecessary so Occam's Razor cuts them Right Out. -Science is ok with stating what is known and saying of the rest 'we don't know.' We make our hypotheses and test them out, but do not assume them to be true until they are well supported by evidence (see laws and eventually theories.)