Big Ideas: The Origin of Life
Simplifying Complexity
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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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