2006-07-26 15:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As a chemical company used to say, "Better living through chemistry", still it assumes something is already living in order to enjoy it. We see the mechanics of biological bodies in action, but we do not know what makes them living. We can't even figure out how the most primitive life can somehow have the complex DNA/RNA that carries their biological blueprint for replication and operation. I'm not certain that it is impossible, but I'm positive we aren't going build life in the testtube anytime soon.
2006-07-26 16:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't.
It is, in fact, quite reasonable to suppose that it can, does, and did happen. It's just chemistry, really - it's not at all impossible for a molecule to assemble itself under the right conditions, and then continue on to make copies of itself. That's all life is, after all.
Look up "viroids" for an example of simpler, self-replicating molecules - single molecules that reproduce themselves.
Pay no heed to those talking about "life can only come from life". That's hokey 19th century stuff. Science has moved on since then.
2006-07-26 23:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by extton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the law of "biogenises" states that only life can come from life. Therefore, life cannot come from non-living matter aka "abiogenesis".
2006-07-26 22:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guys come to my office at five till five and watch all the dead matter come alive.
2006-07-26 23:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if/since life comes from life then why is it impossible?
2006-07-26 23:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because everyone is genetically linked to their parents- no one was formed from non-gentic materials.
2006-07-26 23:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by keengrrl76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋