Prompt: Can I get an image of what it must have looked like in the primordial soup when life first appeared? That’s one big bowl of soup with a meatball with tentacles!!

Abiogenesis and God

My Talk with Google Gemini

Hello Gemini, I’d like to ask you about abiogenesis. What does science have to say about it? I know they don’t have the full answer, but if you could just give an overview of what they do know, that would be awesome.

Gemini:

You’re absolutely right, abiogenesis, the origin of life, is a fascinating scientific mystery with many unanswered questions. But here’s what science does know so far:

• Life from non-living matter: The core concept is that life arose from non-living materials, likely simple organic molecules, billions of years ago on early Earth.
• Gradual complexity: It wasn’t a single moment of creation, but a gradual process where simple systems became more complex over time.
• Building blocks of life: Experiments like the Miller-Urey experiment have shown that under the right conditions, basic organic molecules can form from inorganic ingredients.
• Earth’s early atmosphere: Theorists believe Earth’s atmosphere back then was very different, lacking free oxygen and containing components like ammonia and methane, which might have aided the formation of organic molecules.