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Transition from chemistry to biology

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Taq
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03-18-2009 2:56 PM 		Reply to: Message 234 by alaninnont
03-18-2009 9:44 AM

Pasteur's hypothesis was that all life arises from other life.
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No it wasn't. His hypothesis was that microbial contamination was due to bacteria already present in the container. His experiments were not set up to show that life could never arise from non-life, only that pre-existing bacterial contamination was the best explanation for spoiling foodstuffs.
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03-18-2009 4:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 239 by alaninnont
03-18-2009 4:31 PM

Re: Strike two
I propose that all life on earth begins from other life. Do you agree or disagree?
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Given the finite history of our universe it is impossible for all life to have come from other life, and this includes the Earth. So I would have to disagree.
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