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To: editor-surveyor
"To imply that the chemicals of life were available on Earth to enable evolution is simply false."

First, let me say that I completely reject the concept of abiogenesis so we are in agreement on that. However, the "chemicals of life" are a distinct subset of organic chemicals.

Carbon, with four valence electrons is able to form four covalent bonds, making it one of the more capable elements to form complex compounds. It also has a unique ability to the absorb or release energy in the form of a photon making photosynthesis possible. Carbon and its compounds are a magnificent creation of God.

Peace be with you.

103 posted on 11/22/2012 9:48:29 AM PST by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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To: Natural Law

NL, several trillion dollars have been spent in laboratories, attempting to ‘urge’ carbon to form hydrocarbon chains from elemental carbon. So far, no dice.


105 posted on 11/22/2012 10:25:38 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Natural Law
Natural Law: "First, let me say that I completely reject the concept of abiogenesis..."

Scientifically speaking, you can't "completely reject the concept of abiogenesis" because abiogenesis is a valid scientific hypothesis which has, so far, been neither confirmed nor disproved, nor displaced by some solidly confirmed scientific theory.
Abiogenesis remains one of several more-or-less reasonable hypotheses concerning life's origins on Earth.

Of course, you can "completely reject" abiogenesis on theological or religious grounds, so long as you don't pretend that those have something to do with science.

108 posted on 11/23/2012 7:22:45 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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