Holmes,
Is he lying, and conveniently switching to a different meaning of his words? I don't know, but that does not change the fact that the other interpretation which is not begging the question is a valid one.
I suspect he chose his words poorly, that's no crime, but if so he needs to say so. Otherwise a literal reading of his comment
is begging the question, but like I say, I don't think he meant what he said.
That RAZD made a circular argument doesn't negate abiogenesis in any way.
Mark
There are 10 kinds of people in this world; those that understand binary, & those that don't