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Comment by system33- | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]system33- · 2026-07-01 Wed 16:27 UTC · link
Nah. The natural pivot is from “we have never observed abiogenesis” to “see? Life required a creator.”

You can’t win

[−]groceries8192 · 2026-07-01 Wed 17:10 UTC · link
Thomas Aquinas made the argument that all life comes from other life in the 13th Century. I wouldn't classify it as a modern pivot so much as one of the central philosophical arguments for the existence of a Creator.
[−]Windchaser · 2026-07-01 Wed 17:11 UTC · link
Aye, but this will let us gradually work towards more and more basic cell forms, so that we can eventually figure out abiogenesis.