Posted: Oct 28, 2011 9:59 am
z8000783 wrote:Your definition of Aboigenesis is wrong. It says:
"the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation."
The definition given is for spontaneous generation, which itself is distinct from abiogenesis.
Abiogenesis it the hypothetical process by which biological matter first evolved from non-bilogical replicators. Importantly, this is not a discredited idea. Various hypotheses as to its mechanism have been proposed, a number of which have shown promise under experimental circumstances.
Ah. I'm with you now. Thought you were saying I'd got it wrong.
EDIT: I've just spotted a typo in my definition!
