So, yes, the issues of abiogenesis and the "tree of life" were usually thought about together. And a thoughtful discussion of how these issues played out in the debates of the 19th century would certainly be a good thing. But just saying that those who opposed Pasteur's theories about life-only-from-life were "evolutionists" is a monumentally gross oversimplification. I know you can do better. | So, yes, the issues of abiogenesis and the "tree of life" were usually thought about together. And a thoughtful discussion of how these issues played out in the debates of the 19th century would certainly be a good thing. But just saying that those who opposed Pasteur's theories about life-only-from-life were "evolutionists" is a monumentally gross oversimplification. I know you can do better. |