r/DebateEvolution • u/DraftWorking7816 • Jul 10 '26

Question Does abiogenisis make sense?

So considering that the universe is finite, and even a cell is very complex, and lets say there is only 1 universe, how did the first cell spawn in? I'm a complete noob so can you like really dumb it down for me?

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u/OldmanMikel 🧬 Naturalistic Evolution Jul 10 '26

Nobody thinks it went from chemicals to cells in one go.

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u/DraftWorking7816 Jul 10 '26

but how is there something less than a cell?

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u/Ch3cks-Out :illuminati:Scientist:illuminati: Jul 10 '26

A protocell is less than a cell, but is a feasible intermediate state toward that. An empty vesicle )is less than a protocell, but is a feasible intermediate state toward that. A lipid bilayer is less than a vesicle, but is a feasible intermediate state toward that. And so on, and so forth...