Science is a dynamic discipline. As I mentioned in a prior post, 100 years ago dreaming about space travel was a matter for sci-fi authors and lunatics. Same rules apply for advanced organic chemistry.
You're missing the point entirely.
If we make life from simple molecules it still means life was MADE, not that it happend by chance some millions of years ago.
The arguement is not if man can create (design) life. It's entirely possible IMO.
The question here is "Does life REQUIRE design?" My answer is "yes"
You seem to be caught up in "can it be done in a lab?"
I'm willing to bet someday it will. That still means it needed to be placed into a specific environment (absent of life) and the buildning blocks for life had to be put together in the right order, and then "sparked" into living.
This (again and again and again) means life would STILL REQUIRE DESIGN.