Belief and Knowledge

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We simply have no experience with lineages of life coming into existence via some natural process.....none....zippo.

I can't see any way in which this cannot be interpreted as an argument from ignorance.

It's also simply untrue: as I pointed out, we have experimental evidence that shows that the building blocks of life can form via natural processes. And if Heywood's next inclination is to scoff that we've only got the first few steps and not a complete picture then my next inclination would be to point out that the first few steps is an obstacle that claims of supernatural origins have never been able to surmount, despite being around for much longer than the scientific method which yielded positive results for natural means has been.

That's been kinda my sticking point all along: saying we've got no reason to entertain abiogenesis is a lie, plain and simple, and if we have to choose between a hypothesis which only has real evidence behind it, and a wild claim that has none, I don't understand why it'd be less rational to go with the latter. Heywood's thread is based on a specious premise, and an overinflated sense of worth for his own beliefs.