Originally Posted by Russ
A while ago, LinearAQ said:

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What are the "rules" for chemistry that prevent abiogenesis...I assume you are talking about abiogenesis.


My statement is that there are no rules that facilitate abiogenesis (rocks/elements + water + time = humans).

If you know of any, please let us know.
Certainly. It is the same set of rules that allow the molecules to combine now to become amino acids and proteins. The rules for solvent/solute reactions don't change just because the reactions occur in a cell. Sure there are certain conditions in the cell (chemical proximity, solution/solvent ratios, partial pressures of gasses...etc) that are favorable to those particular chemical reactions. However, there may be conditions outside of cells that are conducive for some of those reactions to occur. There are no physical or chemical rules that prevent those conditions from occurring.

The main point is: The "rules of chemistry" don't prevent abiogenesis. If you believe they do prevent it, then you need to show which reactions violate the "rules".

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My continuous position is that physical laws cause compounds to degrade into their simplest stable forms.
Well, reality contradicts you. Complex molecules form all the time. Volcano's cause complex molecules to form, sulfur compounds are just one.

A faith that connot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -- Arthur C. Clarke