[donh]

Abiogenesis is not a science. It is a theology based on the belief that life can --naturally, without direction -- come from non-life. This is a violation of science.

I agree that abiogenesis is not presently a science. RNA world speculation may well be an active science now, with the acceptance of Woese's work by the general biological sciences community. However, the heart of abiogenesis, which is not RNA-world, is not yet on the scientific table in any meaningful sense. To say that such speculation somehow "violates" science is absurd. Formal science has no opinion on un-scientific, or pre-scientific subjects--and no veto to exercise even if it had an opinion.

[Tribune7]

I agree that abiogenesis is not presently a science.

Fair enough. :-)