Abiogenesis (Greek a-bio-genesis, "non biological origins") is the formation of life from non-living matter. (from Wikipedia).
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Simply stated, [color:"brown"]abiogenesis is the theory that rocks "evolve" into cells[/color].
It's indicative of what your concepts of "truth" and "honesty" are when you quote from wikipedia for what abiogenesis means but then use your slogan straw man instead of what the article actually says:
Abiogenesis (Greek a-bio-genesis, "non biological origins") is the formation of life from non-living matter. Today the term is primarily used to refer to the chemical origin of life, such as from a 'primordial soup' or in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents, and most probably through a number of intermediate steps, such as non-living but self-replicating molecules (biopoiesis). The current models of abiogenesis are still being scientifically tested.
Haven't you learned anything yet?
This ridiculous theory is being taught (and has been for decades) as "evolution" in schools and colleges and is promoted in museums and displays world wide. It is the root of Darwinism.
Being raised in a medical family taught me at a young age that many intellectual-sounding words have extremely silly meanings behind them.
Here are some others just for entertainment.
"Ginglymoid" means "pertaining to or shaped like a hinged joint."
"Oligomenorrhea" is a medical term for infrequent menstrual periods.
"Fibromyalgia" is a term that simply means muscle pain.
Now think about this for a minute. If you went to a doctor because you had muscle pain and he diagnosed you with fibromyalgia, then you just might be inclined to take the medicine he prescribes.
Distraction from the issue at hand coupled with the argument from incredulity.
Do you want to discuss the reality of abiogenesis and the evidence of objective reality that science has known about for some time?
I borrow this short list from a molecular biologist on another forum that actually studies abiogenesis,
where she says:
[color:"blue"]We've known about the abiogenetic production of peptides for 30 years:
Miller, S. L. & Orgel, L. E. The Origins of Life on the Earth (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1974).
Fox, S. W. & Dose, K. Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life (Dekker, New York, 1977).
We've known about self-replicating peptides for over 10 years.
Severin K, Lee DH, Kennan AJ, and Ghadiri MR, A synthetic peptide ligase. Nature, 389: 706-9, 1997
Lee DH, Granja JR, Martinez JA, Severin K, and Ghadri MR, A self-replicating peptide. Nature, 382: 525-8, 1996
Since you don't have access to these journals, here's a sample:[/color]
[color:"blue"]The production of amino acids and their condensation to polypeptides under plausibly prebiotic conditions have long been known. But despite the central importance of molecular self-replication in the origin of life, the feasibility of peptide self-replication has not been established experimentally [3-6]. Here we report an example of a self-replicating peptide. We show that a 32-residue alpha-helical peptide based on the leucine-zipper domain of the yeast transcription factor GCN4 can act autocatalytically in templating its own synthesis by accelerating the thioester-promoted amide-bond condensation of 15- and 17-residue fragments in neutral, dilute aqueous solutions. The self-replication process displays parabolic growth pattern with the initial rates of product formation correlating with the square-root of initial template concentration.[/color]
[color:"blue"](Lee et. al, 1996.)[/color]
No mention of rocks. Or cells.
Enjoy.
ps - modified policy: [color:"blue"]My time is limited, but I have time to answer more than one response it seems. Therefore, I will continue to post on threads that interest me, but may reply to more than the first response if they discuss the issue(s).[/color] I expect other people to do the same. Thanks for your consideration.
