Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!bch From: bch@unc.UUCP (Byron Howes ) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.religion Subject: Abiogenesis Message-ID: <6704@unc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 01:05:40 EST Article-I.D.: unc.6704 Posted: Mon Feb 6 01:05:40 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 10:12:56 EST Organization: University of North Carolina Comp. Center Lines: 15 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. -- Byron Howes UNC - Chapel Hill (decvax!mcnc!unc!bch)