Theoretical origin of life: more ruminations (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 00:44 (3052 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: This is Cornelius Hunter again. He does not believe in evolution. I'm not sure what he does believe in, but his comments about OOL are right on, and my point that we cannot separate origin from evolution is endorsed by him:
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> dhw: Absolutely right, and I would also have to agree that evolution cannot be classed as a fact, even though it has been so widely accepted. However, from this point on, he goes off the rails, as you will see from a different quote:-I know the quotes. I warned you I used him only to make the point about the continuum of OOL and evolution of living beings.
 
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> David's comment: Darwin used this as a crutch, and its been used ever since.
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> dhw: No he didn't, and you know he didn't.-You are misinterpreting me. I only brought Hunter into the picture to make the point, as he does, Darwin starts after OOL. I think that is a deliberate act on Darwin's part, because to me, any rational person has to recognize that the mechanism to evolve is part and parcel of original life, or then why did evolution occur at all, if original life did not contain the ability and had to learn how to evolve after arrival? And if it had to learn, how did that happen?