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Spontaneous generation is thus essential for the evolutionist.

This is false.

I submit five hypothesis regarding the origin of the first life forms.

a) Natural processes occuring entirely upon earth resulted in chains of self-replicating molecular strands that eventually became the first life forms.

b) Aliens from another planet and/or dimension travelled to this planet and -- deliberately or accidentally -- seeded the planet with the first life forms.

c) In the future, humans will develop a means to travel back in time. They will use this technology to plant the first life forms in Earth's past, making the existence of life a causality loop.

d) A divine agent of unspecified nature zap-poofed the first life forms into existence.

e) Any method other than the four described above led to the existence of the first life forms.

If, as you claim, spontaneous generation is "vital" to the theory of evolution then only the first of the above hypothesis can be true for common descent to have occured. Please explain why any two of the other options would prevent common descent from occuring.

a) Natural processes occurring entirely upon earth resulted in chains of self-replicating molecular strands that eventually became the first life forms.

This sounds exactly like Carl Sagan or Issac Asimov describing the myth of spontaneous generation.

b) Aliens from another planet and/or dimension travelled to this planet and -- deliberately or accidentally -- seeded the planet with the first life forms.

This sounds like Fred Hoyle. Where did the aliens come from? Did the aliens spontaneously generate?

c) In the future, humans will develop a means to travel back in time. They will use this technology to plant the first life forms in Earth's past, making the existence of life a causality loop.

What started the causality loop? Did the starter of the loop spontaneously generate?

d) A divine agent of unspecified nature zap-poofed the first life forms into existence.

Isn't a divine agent the same as an intelligent designer?

e) Any method other than the four described above led to the existence of the first life forms.

??? is this a fifth or just BS