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From: bch@unc.UUCP (Byron Howes )
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.religion
Subject: Abiogenesis
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Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 01:05:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  6 01:05:40 1984
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I think the material presented on abiogenesis brings up some interesting
points but it is, in a sense, a straw man.  Again, only the world-view
of certain flavors of creationists see abiogenesis as a part of evolu-
tionary thought.  In truth, the question of the origin of life (as opposed
to the species, I suppose) is hardly central to the question of evolution.

I suspect this discussion should be moved to net.bio where it is likely
to encounter somebody who knows something about recent research into the
subject.  I believe there has been considerable research since 1978,
including some experimentation which may be relevant to the question.
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					Byron Howes
					UNC - Chapel Hill
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