Post date: Aug 08, 2008 9:35:24 PM
Origin of Life Theories:
· What is the evidence for the naturalistic origin of life (abiogenesis)?
· What is the evidence for the creation model origin of life?
In Favor of Abiogenesis
Web Article:
1. "Were Bacteria the First Forms of Life on Earth?" by: Dr. Daniel Jeffares (non-techincal)
link: http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/jeffares_poole.html
2. "Jump-Starting a Cellular World" by Richard Robinson (Semi-technical)
link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030396
3. "The Origin of Life" by Dr. Albrecht Moritz (Technical)
link: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/originoflife.html
4. "The Cosmological Model of Eternal Inflation..." by Dr. Eugene Koonin (Very technical)
link: http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/15
Video:
1. "Abiogenesis" by Bill Nye
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfQgirsj6kk&feature=related
2. "Origins: How Life Began," Produced by PBS
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzZkgRuiVkw
3. "Abiogenesis," by Nich Palko
In Favor of Creation
Web Article:
1. "Can Natural Processes Explain the Origin of Life?" by: Mike Riddle (non-techincal)
link: http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/wow/can-natural-processes-explain
2. "DNA and the Origin of Life" by Dr. Stephen C. Meyer (Semi-technical)
link: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=1026
3. "The Origin of Life: A Critique of Current Scientific Models" by Dr. Aw Swee-Eng (Techincal)
link: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/Magazines/tj/docs/TJv10n3%5Forigin%5Flife.pdf
Audio:
1. "The Current State of Origin of Life Research " by Dr. Ed Pelzer
link: http://www.idthefuture.com/2008/06/the_current_state_of_origins_o_1.html
Video:
1. "The Case For A Creator " by Lee Strobel
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeDMOeuNwsQ
2. "Abiogenesis" by Dr. Ed Pelzer
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbUd_2ALnx0&feature=related