Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth
Robert Shapiro,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Publishing Group
Robert Shapiro,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Publishing Group
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553343557 (0553343556)
Publish date: January 1st 1987
Publisher: Bantam New Age
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Shapiro presents the Skeptic's views and objections to all the theories of the origin of life. Most importantly, he presents the case against the replicator-first hypothesis, which is still the one most represented in biochemistry textbooks. He also talks a lot about philosophy and nature of science...
Shapiro addresses the question of the origin of life on Earth from a scientific perspective. It is worth noting that Darwin was concerned with the origin of particular species, not with the origin of life itself, about which he had little to say. Shapiro presents a good explanation of the so-calle...