[FreedomProtector]

I will be the first to admit that I am not a very good writer...in fact, I had a strong dislike for English class.

If you are trying to open the escape hatch, "the theory of evolution says nothing about 'life coming from non-life.'", that hatch is not open either for at least two reasons. First, According to Sir Julian Huxley, a primary architect of modern neo-Darwinism stated "It is essential for evolution to become the central core of any educational system, because it is evolution, in the broad sense, that links inorganic nature to life, and the stars with with earth, and matter and mind, and animals to man." Second, it is simply irrelevant to the question. Life had come from somewhere, either life came from non-life or it came from an Intelligent Designer. The question doesn't change even if the definition of evolution does.

Perhaps having to choose to between believing in something that is highly improbable, trying to open escape hatches that won't open, or believing in an Intelligent Designer, i.e. God, is making you a little bit uncomfortable.

If this is the case, I would suggest that reading the gospel of John may be a good place to start. I suspect that someone with your intellectual abilities would also enjoy C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity as well. God opened the heart of a great scientist named Blaise Pascal. Pascal described it as "tears of joy. tears of joy. tears of joy." I honestly wish you the best even though I have never met you personally, and I pray that God will open up your heart.

[Dimensio]

Please demonstrate that existing diverse life cannot be related through common descent if abiogenesis did not occur.

[atlaw]

Perhaps having to choose to between believing in something that is highly improbable, trying to open escape hatches that won't open, or believing in an Intelligent Designer, i.e. God, is making you a little bit uncomfortable.

If this is the case, I would suggest that reading the gospel of John may be a good place to start. I suspect that someone with your intellectual abilities would also enjoy C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity as well. God opened the heart of a great scientist named Blaise Pascal. Pascal described it as "tears of joy. tears of joy. tears of joy." I honestly wish you the best even though I have never met you personally, and I pray that God will open up your heart.

Your condescension is duly noted (although condescension from someone citing Pascal is rather ironic). And once again, your presumption that I must be a scripturally ignorant infidel, and that you alone have unearthed the little known writings of C.S. Lewis (exactly how old are you?) speaks volumes.

Signing off now. I wish you the best in finding a fellow teenager with whom you can share the secrets of God and Clearasil.

[Virginia-American]

... Second, it is simply irrelevant to the question. Life had come from somewhere, either life came from non-life or it came from an Intelligent Designer. The question doesn't change even if the definition of evolution does. ...

I'm getting a bit confused. Are you seriously trying to argue that the ToE is somehow dependent on how life got started?

Let's consider an Eohippus evolving into an Equus caballus.

First scenario: The first life arose via a natural chemical process.

Second scenario: The first life was put here by space aliens.

Third scenario: The first life was a miracle from God.

Explain how Eohippus' evolution will be different in the three cases, or admit that the ToE is independent of the initial formation of life. The theory basically states that given inheritable variability which affects reproductive success, evolution is inevitable; how do the initial conditions affect this?