Common Sense:
Ok lt's just shift gears for a moment to discuss a little common sense.
Speculating that in the beginning, Earth had an atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia and water. Again, thru energy supplied by sunlight, maybe lightning and volcanoes exploding as well, the simple compounds break apart but then they reform into amino acids. Varieties gradually accumulating in the sea and combine into protein-like compounds. Finally, Dawkins says that, tho' lifeless, the oceans becomes an organic soup. He then describes: "a particularly remarkable molecule was formed by accident"--one that had the ability to reproduce itself! Admitting that such an accident was improbable, nevertheless maintains that it must have happened. Etc...... At this point, Dawkins' comment in the preface to his book tells the tale---"This book should be read almost as though it were science fiction." But readers on the subject will find that his approach is not unique. Most other books on evolution also skim over the staggering problem of explaining the emergence of life from non-living matter. |
