TomHendricks wrote:)
> TH
> I didn't say that right at all.
> It's a cop out NOT to deal with
> that part of the origin before
> Darwinian selection.
> (sorry)
> And upon examination it falls apart, because there is no reason 
> yet found for a replicator to happen except fluke, magic, etc.

JE:-
What is missing but _absolutely_ required is
a _refutable_ theory, i.e. not just another 
theory that can only be tested to non verification,
re: how a replicator can be caused initially
and how it might be able to sustain itself
long enough to become our most ancient 
ancestor.

Regards,

John Edser
Independent Researcher

PO Box 266
Church Pt
NSW 2105
Australia

edser{at}tpg.com.au
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