For reasons like these, the RNA world hypothesis has been largely abandoned by proponents of abiogenesis in favor of other hypotheses, like the simultaneous development of both proteins and genetic templates or the development of life around undersea vents similar to those currently inhabited by today's extremophiles. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
While we do have evidence to support different abiogenesis theories, there has not been enough verifiable evidence to confirm the hypothesis. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)