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   Message 94,155 of 95,770   
   Andrew to JTEM   
   Re: Abiogenesis isn't science   
   18 Sep 25 11:07:43   
   
   XPost: alt.paranormal, alt.atheism, alt.conspiracy   
   XPost: alt.religion.christian   
   From: andrew.321.remov@usa.net   
      
   "JTEM" wrote in message news:10agpef$3qsrt$4@dont-email.me...   
   >  Andrew wrote:   
   >> "JTEM" wrote:   
   >>> Samuel Spade wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> In all of known history, there has never been a mind without DNA.   
   >>>> Therefore DNA came first.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's a very poor "Argument." VERY poor.   
   >>>   
   >>> There is no known example of life ever coming from non-life.   
   >>>   
   >>> No spontaneously forming life on record anywhere.   
   >>>   
   >>> So, by your argument, life had to come from life i.e. creationism.   
   >   
   >> Excellent argument.   
   >> Also irrefutable.   
   >   
   > You know what's odd?   
   >   
   > Let's say that there's a big announcement tomorrow, that scientist   
   > announce that they created life from non-life under laboratory   
   > conditions.   
   >   
   > Yup. They ensure us that they began with an absolutely sterile   
   > environment -- completely devoid of any living thing -- and under   
   > the strictest laboratory conditions they turned it into life...   
   >   
   > What would this prove?   
   >   
   > No, it wouldn't prove that aabiogenesis happened. It wouldn't prove   
   > that life ever spontaneously formed on earth. Nope. What it would   
   > prove is...   
   >   
   > It would prove that CREATIONISM is possible!  In fact, it would be   
   > an example of creationism!   
   >   
   > If scientists ever coaxed non living material into spontaneously   
   > generating life (something that has never happened) it would be an   
   > example of an intelligence creating life by design.   
      
   Yes, it would show that life is possible, if it was created.   
   It hasen't haappened yet, bit I hear they are working on it.   
      
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