[AndrewC]

And yes, we still can't make life. And fifty-five years ago we couldn't modify the genome. What's your point?

My point is that your just so stories are just so. And fifty-five years ago we didn't have cell phones, but cell phones were not made by throwing chemicals in an ocean and waiting for a result.

[js1138]

but cell phones were not made by throwing chemicals in an ocean and waiting for a result.

But genetic engineering was developed by people who mad just-so stories and tested them and made new and better stories. It was developed by people who rejected vitalism and accepted naturalism.