I'm not sure what it is, but it's clear to me that a number of universities didn't get the memo that we must not - absolutely must not - mix the origin of life with the TOE
"I'm not sure what it is, but it's clear to me that a number of universities didn't get the memo that we must not - absolutely must not - mix the origin of life with the TOE"
The evolutionist denies the fact that if one follows the theory to its logical end that is where it leads to. At least Berkley does not try to evade it or hide it away.
That somehow molecules self-replicated and then formed cellular membranes etc and became the first cells. From the Berkley site “Replicating molecules evolved and began to undergo natural selection”
The truth is, molecules do not ‘self replicate’ either in or out of the cell. What happens with DNA and RNA in the cell may look like self replication to someone who is already pre-determined to interpreting the events as such.
And outside of the cell the one attempt at molecular self replication produced a reaction that may have mimicked molecular self replication but in fact could have been yet another catalytic reaction begun under certain conditions and undetected contaminants which acted as the catalyst.