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Cell theory origin stories don’t rely on an existing being willing something into existence, or steering improbable events

The domain of the supernatural simply covers less and less things as our collective understanding expands

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You’re making a “god of the gaps” critique — but the origin of life is not merely a “gap” — it is the ONLY interesting scientific question in existence (because without life no other question arises) and it is better described as “an infinite chasm” than a “gap”. The more we learn about it the wider the chasm gets and the more compelling the argument for God becomes.

How has the chasm gotten wider? “We” is an interesting euphemism for “you”. I’m content with the randomness.

I also think you are limiting your approach to who you are responding to: athiesm is a belief system about there not being a God, there is a different word for people who just don’t care at all.

In Darwin’s day the cell was not understood and it was assumed to be a simple blob — now we can see inside the cell and can observe astonishing complexity.

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