Percy's already posted a good reply, but I want to underscore a few items:
the shuffling of two decks of cards is a mere matter of chance.
Yes, and that's why it's relevant. The "analyses" of abiogenesis that you presented are based on assuming that a complex sytem appears by a mere matter of chance, and you claimed "Now, mind you, 10 to the 150th power is deemed the standard for impossible," which is talking about a mere matter of chance.
The circular reasoning of the argument, presented by many on this site, that 'because we are, it must be' is illogical and completely based on assumption.
I agree, although I don't agree with "presented by many on this site". What does this have to do with what I posted?
This lends itself to strictly to allowing your assertions to go un-answered through ignorance.
Sorry, this just doesn't parse as an English sentence.
What is wrong with the fact that we don't have enough information to evaluate the preobability of the various pathways that
have been proposed as possilbe abiogenesis scenarios?
[This message has been edited by JonF, 03-31-2004]