[Southack]

"But if it can happen, then we have the possibility of self-replication."

Nonsense. We KNOW that self-replication can happen because we see it in everyday life, so no one is worrying herself to sleep wondering if self-replication is "possible".

It is.

But that isn't the issue...

[js1138]

We KNOW that self-replication can happen because we see it in everyday life, so no one is worrying herself to sleep wondering if self-replication is "possible".

You're right. The issue is whether natural selection occurs.