"the simplest extant cell, Mycoplasma genitalium a tiny bacterium that inhabits the human urinary tract requires ‘only’ 482 proteins to perform its necessary functions (562,000 bases of DNAto assemble those proteins). ,,,
M. genitalium is the product of 3.5 billion years of evolution. Of course it isn't simple. What you need to show is that it is impossible for any replicator to have fewer proteins, otherwise your argument is irrelevant.
"the simplest extant cell, Mycoplasma genitalium a tiny bacterium that inhabits the human urinary tract requires ‘only’ 482 proteins to perform its necessary functions (562,000 bases of DNAto assemble those proteins). ,,,
You haven't even shown that amino acids are necessary for life to begin with. RNA can serve as both an inheritable molecule and as an enzyme filling the role of DNA and proteins in modern organisms.
And you, Coragyps, would attempt to compare this process with simple circles of gravel, or ZenMonkey's haphazard patterns in the bark of trees?
How did you determine that they were haphazard patterns? Would you say the same of a Jackson Pollock painting?