[mlo]

Yes, math in general works and no one is arguing with the calculations per se. I'm unaware of anyone ever claiming that Life could be either created or sustained with a DNA strand comprised of 96 or fewer base pairs, however.

Do you have evidence that would substantiate such a claim, or is that speculation on your part?

It would be speculation on your part to claim even 96 pairs were required. You don't know that.

[Southack]

I'm unaware of anyone ever claiming that Life could be either created or sustained with a DNA strand comprised of 96 or fewer base pairs, however.

Do you have evidence that would substantiate such a claim, or is that speculation on your part? - Southack

"It would be speculation on your part to claim even 96 pairs were required. You don't know that." - mlo

On the contrary, I'm basing my position on the evidence at hand. One of the simplist life forms, an amoebae, requires more than 600 Million base pairs of data in the proper sequence in its DNA in order to form.

If you want to claim that Life can be formed with 96 or fewer base pairs, the burden is on your shoulders, not mine, to demonstrate how such an imaginary thing is realistic.