7/13/2004: Baited bull

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Uryoces

What I'm interested in is how we get from complex amino acids to self-replicating molecules.

What I was asking about was what you meant by saying you were one of the nutters. Because the ensuing post was decidedly un-nutterly. Asking those questions is precisely what science is all about. The primary issue is that scientists don't fill gaps in their knowledge with magic. If it is hard to understand how something happens, saying "God did it that way" answers nothing, and is in no way science.

But, it's champagne and caveats at that point, as they don't want to come accross as saying it's 'designed'.

That's the thing about self-replication. If it's possible, and the universe is big enough, it WILL happen. Being surprised that conditions appear favorable is a bit like a puddle being surprised that it fits perfectly in the hole it's in, and concluding that the hole was dug with that puddle in mind. That would certainly be possible, but it is in no way necessary or implied.