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To: metmom
Where’s the cut off line where abiogenesis ends and evolution begins?

I don't know what you mean by cut off line. That's like saying "where's the cut off line where the Big Bang ends and gravity begins?" It's a meaningless question.

382 posted on 02/15/2014 10:15:14 PM PST by GunRunner
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To: GunRunner

Of course not, but I’ll try again.

If evolution only addresses the evolution of life, then it behooves one not only to define life but also to decide where the starting point is.

At what point does the ToE kick in?

I seriously doubt that anyone would not consider any single celled organism to be life. But what about other things where they are not so easily delineated?

What about prions? Viruses?

They exhibit some signs of being living but not all. Where do they fall?


383 posted on 02/16/2014 5:20:35 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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