[gore3000]

"Plants "eat" minerals all the time,

And that's what I said a sentence after the one which you willfully took out of context. I said (in#635):

The only exception to this is plants which either through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis can create their own nourishment from sunlight and chemicals. .

You should be ashamed of yourself.

And the above is the reason why abiogenesis is impossible and none of you evolutionists can show any alternative to it.

[Junior]

You're right and I did miss the part about the plants. However, plants are not the only organisms that derive nutrients straight from minerals. Certain bacteria have also been known to gobble minerals straight.

[Junior]

Just so you don't think I'm making up stuff about bacteria eating minerals, this site has this:

In Nature, it's bacteria that dissolve rock to digest minerals into living protoplasm.

Of course, according to this site the quote is nearly 100 years old. Obviously you should have learned of this in your studies, unless THEY are trying to keep this knowledge from you. But why put it out on the internet where any yahoo could find it? Ah, the conspiracy deepens... wheels within wheels ...