Russ likes to argue by video, so I thought I would try this for some variety ... hope it works.

For those interested in where real science is currently at with the study of abiogenesis, try this simple video (it is Part 1, Origin of Life)



The video is from CDK productions and the science is provided by Dr. Szostak, Professor at Harvard Medical School, and there is also this followup interview with Dr. Szostak



You will notice that -- for some curious reason -- he doesn't talk about either rocks or man ...

... possibly because he is concerned with what the scientists are actually studying rather than creationist myth conceptions.

I'll just add that vesicles have been formed from the organic materials found on meteors, just by adding water. Likewise we know that many amino acids existed on earth and in space. This makes the origin of life more a matter of assembly of existing parts than some magic poof creation of a cell.

Enjoy.