[Southack]

"I know this because I have studied the theory sufficiently to understand that imperfect replication is a necessary element for the process of evolution to occur."

That's an insufficient base from which to make absolute statements about the mechanism for inanimate matter evolving into the first living cell. There could easily be an Evolutionary process (or not); you simply don't know it.

Computer programs replicate, for instance.

[Dimensio]

That's an insufficient base from which to make absolute statements about the mechanism for inanimate matter evolving into the first living cell.

How can a process dependent upon the existing of imperfect replicators occur in the abscence of imperfect replicators?

Computer programs replicate, for instance.

"Inanimate matter" does not replicate. Self-replicating organic chains could not be considered "inanimate".