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To go from nothing to that level of complexity in one stroke seems impossible. But nobody thinks that single celled organisms sprang into existence like that.
by MattPalmer1086 3y ago
To go from nothing to that level of complexity in one stroke seems impossible. But nobody thinks that single celled organisms sprang into existence like that.
Most theories postulate simpler replicating chemical reactions, maybe around hydrothermal vents or pools, possibly forming in mineral structures and cavities. Later on membranes may have formed, and so on. Many steps, not one.
- jononomo 3y agoEveryone has a theory just like everyone has an opinion. Some people think Trump won the 2020 election. Other people think life came from crystals. Whatever, man. No one has a clue how life emerged.
- owlstuffing 3y agoA series of unlikely but dependent events is no more likely. This is pure speculation, not science.
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoI would disagree that a series of simpler steps is just as unlikely as life emerging fully formed. It is of course speculation as we just don't know. But if you agree that life occured naturally without supernatural intervention (or aliens, but that just pushes the speculation to how the aliens occurred), then there must be such a set of steps.