abiogenesis

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With this broad definition of evolution, abiogenesis -- the spontaneous appearance of life from non-living matter -- is a necessity.

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  1. noun The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation.

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  • Of course, he did not claim there was evidence of design, he's familiar with abiogenesis, and he certainly did not suggest that aliens seeded earth, though he did acknowledge it's a theoretical possibility (without any evidence). —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • First of all, abiogenesis is a separate question from evolution. —  California Literary Review
  • Also abiogenesis is NOT a separate question for the very logical reason that if living organisms did not arise from non-living matter via purely stochastic processes there would be no reason those types of processes are solely responsible for any subsequent evolution. —  California Literary Review
  • For more recent information about abiogenesis, I recommend the reading list in the opening post here. —  California Literary Review
  • No offense, but I HARDLY consider this supportive of abiogenesis or evolution. —  California Literary Review
 

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  1. New Latin (Huxley, 1870), from Greek - privative + βίος, life, + γένεσις, generation.
 

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/æbɪəˈdʒɛnɛsɪs/
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