Tirian

All this talk about man creating life and the origin of the universe reminded me of a joke my son told me last week. I hope you all don't mind if I lighten this thread just a bit with a joke. OK here it is...

Scientist is talking to god;

"God" he says, "we have found the key to creation of life. We can now create man from the earth just as you did."

and so the scientist bends down and starts moulding a figure from the earth...

and God says "Wait just a minute ... Get your own dirt!"

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I post this as both a bit of fun, and a bit of reality.

For the scientists making amino acids they were starting with all the chemicals etc. that they used from here on earth. They did not start with the pre-universe nothing.