• Origin of Life Theories: Metabolism First vs. Replicator First Hypotheses • Is the Chemical Origin of Life (Abiogenesis) a Realistic Scenario? (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The first hypothesis will be denied not only by positivists but also by philosophers who take seriously the religious implications of a doctrine of God as infinite, immutable, simple, and necessary. (religion-online.org)
Although this position does not deny Mascall's first hypothesis and does not philosophically dispute the second, it places them on such different levels as to destroy their force. (religion-online.org)