RE: No God, but created?
April 7, 2014 at 10:02 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2014 at 10:04 pm by bennyboy.)
A crystal "replicates," too. But what's happening? The chance formation of a limited number of molecules creates an environment in which that state propagates and persists in a new form-- a crystal.
In a place where liquids, gases and solids can interact freely, you have a lot of possibilities for new combinations of molecules-- and some of them will have the effect of persisting long enough to form NEW combinations with each other or with elements. That's what evolution really is-- the interaction of complexity, persistence, and time. It doesn't start with whatever arbitrary definition we make of "life"-- it starts with an environment that combines many elements in all three states.
In a place where liquids, gases and solids can interact freely, you have a lot of possibilities for new combinations of molecules-- and some of them will have the effect of persisting long enough to form NEW combinations with each other or with elements. That's what evolution really is-- the interaction of complexity, persistence, and time. It doesn't start with whatever arbitrary definition we make of "life"-- it starts with an environment that combines many elements in all three states.
