Re: Life: Turn it upside down!

  Arkalen wrote:

It's been done

Not by everyone, not here.

the gap was identified, and it's an unbelievably huge gulf

Not really. Pretty small, actually. Especially when you're
looking at the dividing line there. There's a genuine
argument over viruses, for example.

I think the alkaline hydrothermal vent theory is making good headway now

You're doing it again. Looking at life instead of non
life, even as you argue that you're not or at least
not so much (maybe just a little?).
I talked about the study of non life.

but "what's the most complex non-living system" wasn't really the foundational insight there. More like "is there a non-living system that could generate energy like modern cells do".

As you recall, part of the dogma is that the conditions no
longer exist. That, the conditions were perfect for spawning
life, abiogenesis occurred then immediately got up and left,
presumably searching for tea...
If conditions persisted, abiogenesis should be observed!
So take the emphasis off of life.
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