? If I make a bacterium from scratch, feed it nutrients and watch it wriggle around and make more bacteria. . .
My point: the IF is non-trivial. I'm sure we can count on you to inform us IF this happens . . .
And has been repeatedly pointed out to you, these experiments have been performed, generating amino acids, proteins and recently short RNA strands.
These "building blocks" are necessary but not sufficient. One cannot underestimate the complexity of what remains. There is a qualitative difference between the chemicals which are necessary to life, and the information content of even the simplest living thing. Even what has been obtained under laboratory conditions demonstrates the involvement of human intelligence to make sure that undesired chemical interactions do not mitigate against the development of the desired building blocks. You may have developed another argument for design . . .
Not that these experiments are not interesting. It is always fascinating to begin to understand how things work. I would like to propose the following thought experiment, obviously not a scientific proof. Think back to the proofs for the existence of Santa Claus which you proposed. Watch a young child on Christmas morning come into the room with the lighted tree and gifts underneath. As you experience the pure joy of the child, you realize that the child believes Santa Claus is responsible. The gifts "prove" to the child that Santa exists. You enjoy for a moment the secret pleasure of knowing the child's joy is actually the result of YOUR efforts, and you smile to yourself. You know that the child's belief in Santa Claus does not make Santa Claus responsible. You know that Santa Claus does not actually exist. Now, consider an intelligent God responsible for creating the Universe. He sees a scientist excitedly discovering chemical building blocks for life, believing "evolution" is responsible. These building blocks "prove" evolution. Perhaps God would smile at the joy of the scientist, knowing that He was actually responsible for not only the creation of the Universe, but allowing for the joy of discovery by man . . .
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!