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| − | Abiogenesis may also refer to [[spontaneous generation]], an archaic theory that stated that life could appear spontaneously under particular conditions. For example, pieces of cheese and bread wrapped in rags and left in dark areas were thought to produce mice, because after several | + | Abiogenesis may also refer to [[spontaneous generation]], an archaic theory that stated that life could appear spontaneously under particular conditions. For example, pieces of cheese and bread wrapped in rags and left in dark areas were thought to produce mice, because after several weeks, mice appeared in the food. The same reasoning was applied to the appearance of maggots on decaying meat. <ref name="Dictionary Definition">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abiogenesis Abiogenesis from Reference.com]</ref> |
==Biblical Abiogenesis== | ==Biblical Abiogenesis== | ||
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Abiogenesis is a scientific hypothesis postulated to explain the origins of living organisms. According to this theory, a process exists through which living organisms developed from nonliving matter.
Historical Meanings
Abiogenesis may also refer to spontaneous generation, an archaic theory that stated that life could appear spontaneously under particular conditions. For example, pieces of cheese and bread wrapped in rags and left in dark areas were thought to produce mice, because after several weeks, mice appeared in the food. The same reasoning was applied to the appearance of maggots on decaying meat. [1]
Biblical Abiogenesis
The most famous example of abiogenesis begins in Genesis 1:20, when God created life:
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Genesis 1:20 (KJV)