[Southack]

"It is a fact of chemistry that self-replication can occur with relatively simple compounds. The problem of abiogenesis has not been solved, but it is absolutely false to assert that known properties of matter make it impossible."

It is also absolutely false to claim or imply that I said such a thing was impossible.

Quite the contrary, we are here today, ergo abiogenesis did in fact occur at some point. That's not even debatable (though you attempt that straw man anyway).

What is debatable is whether or not abiogenesis occurred unaided, due solely to natural processes, or occurred due to some form of bias or aid (perhaps even Intelligent aid).

...And for *that* answer we turn to probability math to determine if genetic *sequencing* of any great length can occur without bias or aid.

[WildTurkey]

What is debatable is whether or not abiogenesis occurred unaided, due solely to natural processes, or occurred due to some form of bias or aid (perhaps even Intelligent aid).

Ah, so you agree that the idea of "God" is debatable. God for you.