>>12426950>>12426950>>>12426861>How did it begin?We have guesses, but since we have no way of actually checking the exact conditions of the past no one can ever do anything more than guess.
> Why did collections of particles start self replicating? Thats just how some organic chemicals work. In order to become a more stable structure they form chains, and when the chains get too long or other chemicals react with it the chains break. This becomes more and more complicated until RNA and eventually DNA strands are made.
How come we have never observed this ourselves? We have only seen life come from something else that is also life.
Becuase the conditions aren't right, and even the most simple organism alive is the result of billions of years of trial and error. We can produce pseudo-living unicellular organisms by mixing enough organic material and striking it with electricity every few seconds. Given enough time, this would develop into viruses and maybe even bacteria. But this is in our optimal conditions, knowing what makes what from the start. But, since the exact condition is unknown, you can't prove anything.
