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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis "The prevailing scientific hypothesis is that the transition from non-l
by _uhtu 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
"The prevailing scientific hypothesis is that the transition from non-living to living entities on Earth was not a single event, but a process of increasing complexity involving the formation of a habitable planet, the prebiotic synthesis of organic molecules, molecular self-replication, self-assembly, autocatalysis, and the emergence of cell membranes. Many proposals have been made for different stages of the process."
You can always start your search on matters like this on Wikipedia.
- ezion 3y ago[flagged]
- dotnet00 3y agoAre you suggesting that you aren't made of chemical compounds?
- _uhtu 3y agoIf that's the case on earth then life would be impossible, no? The sun provides constant low entropy energy to the planet that fuels chemical reactions. We see this support life starting at the bottom of the food chain, plants etc, which then supports the rest of life. That works the same way, providing energy for chemical reactions that build things by harvesting the energy. Like plants do, just with simple molecules.
- AstralStorm 3y agoAdditionally a lot of energy has been buffered in the rock itself as heat and not quite simple minerals. Underwater heat vents are solid candidates for abiogenesis.
- postmodest 3y agoYou keep saying that last part and it's meaningless. The Sun (and sometimes the earth itself) provides energy to the system, and we're talking about a billion years to go from "churning precursors in a hot soup" to "replicating molecular machines". I mean, what's your alternative theory? The Abrahamic God?
- fastaguy88 3y agoNot really a billion years though. Perhaps several hundred million between when there was liquid water on earth and evidence of bacterial life. A surprisingly short time. We have spend almost 10x as long evolving to modern organisms than it took to get started.
- postmodest 3y agoTrue... I was trying to be generous. (...or conservative; whichever way you slice it.) It is fascinating how early "goop to replicators" happened in our history. It really highlights how common life must be where there's water.
- Scarblac 3y agoIt's a huge Wikipedia page with lots of information, no you didn't learn all that in middle school.