I 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 y

I 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.