Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity

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Cairns-Smith. Seven Clues to the Origin of Life.


Davies, The Fifth Miracle.


Dyson, Origins of Life.



  1. Why did the arguments of Haldane and Oparin shift discussions of the
    origin of life in new directions?

  2. How satisfactory are modern naturalistic explanations of the origins
    of life?


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