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Big Ideas: The Origin of Life

Simplifying Complexity

CHAPTER

Exploring the Origin of Life

This chapter delves into the complexities of studying the origin of life, highlighting approaches like the RNA world and metabolism first. It discusses life as a population phenomenon, emphasizing self-sustainability and continuity, framing it as a planetary phenomena that generates complexity. The conversation focuses on the role of memory, selection, and evolution in creating complex structures on a planet, rejecting spontaneous creation in favor of evolutionary processes.

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