Jeremy England: “You start with a random clump of atoms, and if you shine light on it for long enough, it should not be so surprising that you get a plant,” England said.
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But IS there a theory of the origin of life?
If life’s beginning was a historical event rather than a natural law, it may never be possible to recover the exact sequence of steps. That would be true no matter what we believe about anything else about the universe.
Physicist: Laws of thermodynamics can account for origin of life
Jeremy England: Far from being a freak event, finding something akin to evolving lifeforms might be quite likely in the kind of universe we inhabit – especially if we know how to look for it.
Brian Miller vs. Jeremy England, Round 2
Origin of life is more fun when it is a genuine discussion rather than a speculation based on a chance finding.
New at Inference Review: A sizzling exchange on the origin of life
If we create a great deal of fuzz around the questions, we can certainly smother any growing realization that intelligence underlies life.