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Not what I suggested. In this case, first they have to build the molecule. From nothing. From whatever they theorize existed before the Big Bang, First Event, the moment of singularity, or whatever they choose to call the pre-born Universe.

I was trying to put a reasonable spin on what you wrote. You're asking for scientists to create a new universe, it would seem. If they could, the act would quite probably destroy our present one, which isn't a pleasant prospect. They're under no obligation to do any such thing anyway. The proof that life (as opposed to, say, the entire cosmos, which evolution doesn't discuss) is not the result of some sort of divine intervention will, in my view, be forthcoming from the labs of the sort of very smart folks mentioned in the article I linked to earlier. Once they've managed to construct an artificial organism by assembling chemical units, only the most obstinate will continue to argue against the possibility. (Of course, there will be some such...there are always Flat-Earthers.)

Once they've managed to construct an artificial organism by assembling chemical units, only the most obstinate will continue to argue against the possibility

OK Sparky, once they've "managed to do" that, in the lab or on a supercomputer, get back to us for more discussion of how they plan to jump their life form forward to mankind or something artifically equivalent.

Until then, molecule-to-man is an assumption and does not address how to create the molecules they are tinkering with. A child with enormous intelligence and an unlimited supply of building blocks could build the Golden Gate Bridge or an artificial equivalent....I'll concede that it "could" happen... But my suggested experiment is to put alll the world's intelligent children in an empty room and let them build the blocks, first. Which you support is possible in theory.

Signed, Grasshopper

Once they've managed to construct an artificial organism by assembling chemical units, only the most obstinate will continue to argue against the possibility.

Let me see if I've got this straight.

Once man uses his intelligence to design life from inorganic material you will have ruled out intelligent design as a possible cause of life?