[BroJoeK]

iffinnegan: "A book called Of Molecules and Men by Francis Crick greatly shaped my thinking on this many years ago."

Sorry about my previous response -- posting from a "smart-phone" can be quite problematic... ;-(

Here is a great book for updating your thinking:

Addy Pross: "What is Life? How chemistry becomes biology"

[ifinnegan]

You all ready recommended that book, and I thanked you for that.

I’ve been reading it.

The author’s view is consistent with mine and what j have been saying.

I am also curious. Do you even know who Francis Crick was?