[Amish with an attitude]

"Nice try, but evolution says nothing about the origin of life"


Why do evolutionists distance themselves from the discussion of the origin of life?

[atlaw]

Why do evolutionists distance themselves from the discussion of the origin of life?

I don't see that happening at all. If you want to talk about abiogenesis, talk about abiogenesis. If you want to talk about the theory of evolution, talk about the theory of evolution. Relatively simple.

The more pertinent question is why creationists insist upon advancing the patently false argument that the theory of evolution is fatally flawed and/or worthless because it does not address abiogenesis.

[TOWER]

Why do evolutionists distance themselves from the discussion of the origin of life?

We do not distance ourselves from discussing the origin of life. It's just that when we talk about the theory of evolution, we talk about the theory of evolution. When we talk about abiogenesis, we talk about abiogenesis. For some strange reason however, when creationists and IDers want to talk about the theory of evolution, they end up talking about abiogenesis.

[stremba]

I am willing to talk about it, and I suspect that there are many others who are quite willing to talk about the origin of life as well. It's just not a part of the theory of evolution. It's a separate, and no less interesting issue. It is on MUCH shakier ground than is evolution, something that anyone with any knowledge of the field will admit.