Abiogenesis is also the evolution of life from mere chemicals in the material stance.
These mere chemicals held together by mere bonds have the ability to transmit,
what we call, information; the ability to construct life from atoms. Without which we would be just a bunch of "H"'s floating around.
Don't you think that your choice of the word "mere" is oversymplifying the importance of chemicals? Even with God tossed into the equation its still quite incredible.