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Understanding Open Questions on the Origin of Life

Murphy, Peter M. (2015) Understanding Open Questions on the Origin of Life. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 52 (2): 4.

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Abstract

Open, unanswered questions in the field of origin of life (OoL) describe the vast gaps in explaining the supposed historical, continuous, and naturalistic path from lifeless chemicals to cellular life that utilizes genetics and metabolism. At three recent international conferences, participants clarified dozens of open questions on the origin of life (OQ/OoL) and discussed possible scientific and philosophical resolutions. This paper examines a few important OQ/OoL from the perspective that a naturalistic OoL scenario contradicts the revelation of creation in Scripture and that scientific research is bringing into focus how difficult it will be to resolve these OQ/OoL, rather than converging toward explanations for a naturalistic, historical explanation of the OoL.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH359 Biological Evolution > QH359.2 Origin of Life
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2025 21:45
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2025 21:45
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1184

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