Pasteur`s Biogenesis theory is proved.But life formed by the evolution of the nonliving biomolecules, that supports abiogenesis.Is it a violation of the theory?
2006-07-30 07:31:36 · 4 answers · asked by sup 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No. Pasteur's theory of biogenesis didn't deal with the origin of life, but rather with the appearance of new life in the modern world. Until the 19th century, it was commonly believed that mold and maggots spontaneously formed on dead tissue. What Pasteur proved was that life does not commonly arise spontaneously from non-living tissue, not that it could not or did not happen once or twice in the past five billion years. He didn't address the origin of all life, just the origin of individual living organisms.
Pasteur's theory contradicts the archaic theory of abiogenesis, which held that life commonly and currently arises from non-living matter under the right conditions. It does NOT, however, contradict the modern theory of abiogenesis as the origin of all life, as his theory deals only with frequent and current abiogenesis events.
2006-07-30 07:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Biogenesis is currently true
Abiogenesis could have been in force at the beginning of earth
They are mutually exclusive but don't cancel each other out
2006-07-30 15:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kind_light 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Divine intervention easily explains the contradiction.
2006-07-30 14:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You are misquoting/misunderstanding both principles at once! At least you are consistent!
2006-07-30 14:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋