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In natural science, abiogenesis (pronounced /ˌeɪbaɪ.ɵˈdʒɛnɨsɪs/ ay-by-oh-jen-ə-siss) or biopoesis is the study of how biological life arises from inorganic matter through natural processes, and the method by which life on Earth arose. Most amino acids, often called "the building blocks of life", can...

"How did the Stock Mkt arise from all this?", was the question posed on Facebook.

Right. Mutations are experiments in viability. The Stock Mkt is one. Possibly it will fail in its current parasitic form, mutating into something less degenerative. The Earth and humans would be better for it.

In fact, there are now hundreds of millions of Stock Mkt offspring around the globe. They are called investors.

In the old days it was a "fight or flight" strategy of survival. Lately another option has arisen...join that which threatens to destroy. Thus Evil arises, feeding upon itself.

Fewer and fewer humans have the courage to "fight". And even fewer the courage to "flight". It is an endangered virtue.

Courage evolves into expediency. A Stock Mkt arises. Humanity stagnates in self-absorbtion. Pathogens seize the moment.

Wolves in sheepskin. Wickedness wears a smile. "Come in", said the spider to the fly.

And to dust we return.

ABSENCE OF LIGHT

simulated black hole

Astronomers and physicists have witnessed a star being eaten by a blackhole. And blackholes are collapsed stars. Blackholes come in all sizes, ranging from that of an atom to very large. Apparently they are not galactic vacuum cleaners as I thought. Anything that waunders close enough will get pulled in, never to be seen again. A giant blackhole resides at the center of our galaxy, and many others. They are deemed to have formed long ago, not long after the universe began forming.

Who cares, right? We should keep our minds fixed on Earth. We should paw and schmaw over human endeavors. We should become obsessed with conflict resolution, like the Jewish/Palestinian issue, one of the most hopeless narcisistic human endeavors of our time. We should weep for their suffering, we should send our blood and money, we should waste our lives as they waste theirs. Two incompassionate self-centered bullies in need of an audience. Centuries ago conflicts as such destroyed the greatest library of knowledge in the world. Shame on these people! They, and others alike, should be banished from the human race. They are a blackhole consuming human progress and possibilty. A perfect example of religion at its worst.

May a greater star than they shine the light of truth on all their selfish inconsideration towards mankind. If truth changes not their death wish then may they be lifted to another world where they forever are able to torment one another free of onlookers and innocent victims. With these conflict enablers gone the human race may return to its imagination and exploration of itself and beyond.

OXIDATION:

> The combination of a substance with oxygen.
> A reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.

This question continues to resurface as of late......is life on Earth a chemical process related to other chemical processes like oxidation?

Think of it a minute. A piece of metal will slowly change form when exposed to oxygen.
The Earth is being transformed by a process called life. Exposed elements changing form.
Are cars and skyscrapers and freeways and cyanobacteria and DNA and human bodies & minds.....are all these an "oxidation" of Earth? Is consciousness really needed in this process?

Not an especially romantic view that might cozy up beside the many other idealized theories. Take away the inventions of humans...like virtue, purpose, and death....and the idea appears plausible. Especially at the micro or macro level. After all, the magical formula of life...DNA...is merely bonded elements transformed by conditions abiogenesis . No small feat, but yet in the realm of chemistry.

Why there is only one template for life(DNA) is another question in my mind.
While reading some material I learned for the first time that some scientists believe other templates of "life" may have had genesis, but then were exterminated by competing chemical processes which led to all life as we know it. Even with all Earth's diversity it is yet, it seems, a very exclusive club.

Abiogenesis.....is this what the Buddha sees....this simplicity? And all that ghastly suffering surrounding Buddha....is that just "oxidation" as well?

Imagine great forests and cities and civilizations as a sort of residue build-up as atmosphere and energy begin dissolving and transforming Earth, like the rust on my car fender.

Humans take themselves waaaaay too seriously.