How does the law of biogenesis fit in with evolution..?
Thanks for answering!
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2006-11-05 20:54:15 · 4 answers · asked by one 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Biogenesis is the fact that life only arises from life.
Id love to see what the evolutionists make of this. And I dont wanna see a bunch of links in the place of a proper answer too..
2006-11-05 21:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The law of biogenesis goes back to Louis Pasteur in the 1800's who couldn't get spontaneous generation to work (ie. microbes to spring in to existence by themselves in a broth isolated for a short time from the outside air, as was an idea at the time - people also thought that mice might spring in to existence by themselves in grains silos etc). Scientists don't just make Laws like that anymore, the standard of proof required is much much higher, basically 100% (and few things can be absolutely proved to always be true).
But the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is perfectly at ease with the Law of Biogenesis as the theory can only apply when there is pre-existing life to select from. Theories of Abiogenesis (something separate to evolution) are based on millions of years (not a few months) and very different chemical conditions to those tested by Pasteur.
2006-11-06 12:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Evolution only deals with such processes. If you want to know about the origins of life, you have to look outside of evolution, which only talks about the differentiation of life.
2006-11-06 07:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it does, kinda. Cause eventually it comes from a cell - but this came from amino acids and stuff right? So it might, and it might not...owch, my head.
2006-11-06 05:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Acerus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋