The Problem with Christians

[pocaracas]

Mate, you're not getting it.
Abiogenesis merely tells you that whatever happened, happened in accordance to the universally patent natural world.

You are taking a liberty here. How do you know that? For all that science knows, life on earth could have started from a bacteria hitching a ride on an asteroid. As far as scientific facts are concerned, abiogenesis is assumed, not proven.

I don't know it.
I extrapolate from the known reality that is patently observable, now.

The exact mechanism is unknown. People are working on it

Till then, it is theoretical.

I don't know how else to say this... to put the god claim at the same level as the natural one is, at best, dishonest.

But the natural one is still theoretical so there is no problem at all "theorizing" a creator. There are eminent scientists that wouldn't call belief in a creator, "dishonest." It is simply an opposing view.

Extrapolating from what is known is one thing. It's a completely reasonable thing... It's how the Higgs boson got theorized.
Making up an entire super-complex entity is a whole other game. It's anthropomorphing reality.
As kids, we all like our talking animals and rocks in stories...but we grow out of them, as they do not correlate with reality... The god concept, however, seems to hold a particular fascination among some people, and they stick with the anthropomorphic reality to the end... It's sad...