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Originally Posted by 70Chip
You've stated it simply enough. What I don't understand is why there isn't a greater effort to explain it to the masses. You would think that since this ignorance causes so much chagrin in the scientific community that there would be a more user friendly approach. Sometimes I think they prefer to have something to rail against.
Here's a question I always had: Cell theory says that all cells are derived from other cells. There is no spontaneous generation. What about the first instance?
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really not my field, sorry

. the beginning of everything is still VERY hypothetical and there are plenty of ideas, but not so much certainty.
natural selection, selective breeding, etc have been studied in the very long term though and are well understood.