Scientist Makes Organic Matter out of Inorganic Matter
June 24, 2010 at 5:14 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2010 at 5:15 pm by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
I'm sure you've heard some theists propose that scientists have never created 'organic' matter from inorganic matter. What's the meaning of organic matter? According to wikipedia,
I can think of a more relevant question:
Are organic substances sometimes produced independently of living things (and their by-products) in nature?
Quote:Organic chemistry is a discipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives.An organic compound simply contains carbon excluding compounds that are composed of solely carbon such as diamond or graphite. In light of this definition, the argument by theists that scientists have not produced an organic substance from inorganic substances represents ignorance in chemistry.
I can think of a more relevant question:
Are organic substances sometimes produced independently of living things (and their by-products) in nature?
