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The Mystery of Life's Origin:
Reassessing Current Theories
by
Charles B. Thaxton
Walter L. Bradley
Roger L. Olsen
The chapters dealing with thermodynamics are reproduced here. It is clear
that the problems that the theory of evolution faces are severe (when any
meaningful definition is involved). The oft repeated cry that the only people
who do not accept evolution as a fact are ignorant, and have contributed nothing
to the journals of science is also seen to be untrue. All three of the authors
have doctorates in relevant fields of science and have published many papers.
The Contents page shows that all the chapters cover important and relevant
topics. This is an important and valuable book.
Contents
Foreword, V
Preface, ix
Chapter 1 Crisis in the Chemistry of Origins, page1
Chapter 2 The Theory of Biochemical Evolution, p11
Chapter 3 Simulation of Prebiotic Monomer Synthesis, p18
Chapter 4 The Myth of the Prebiotic Soup, p42
Chapter 5 Reassessing the Early Earth and its Atmosphere, p69
Chapter 6 Plausibility and Investigator Interference, p99
Chapter 7 Thermodynamics of Living
Systems, p113
Chapter 8 Thermodynamics and the
Origin of life, p127
Chapter 9 Specifying How Work is to
be Done, p144
Chapter 10 Protocells, p167
Chapter 11 Summary and Conclusion, p182
Epilogue, p188
Appendix, p218
Selected Readings, p220
Index, p221
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