I have always had very simplistic questions concerning the “primordial soup” theory on the origin of life.
The earth is thought to have been here for billions of years, did life begin in the “primordial soup” just once? Did it happen many times? Did the many occurances happen thousands or millions of years apart?
If life began accidently in the “primordial soup” why cannot scientists who want to believe this make life happen intentionally, on purpose?
What I find interesting is that most people who choose to believe that life was a chemical ‘accident’, believe in extra-terrestrial life. I guess the universe must be accident prone.
On purpose: All things remaining the same, I'm betting maybe under 50 - probably not over 100 - years.