10 Categories of Evidence For ID

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Miller and Urey tried to synthesize life int he lab.

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This is false. Miller and Urey were not trying to synthesize life in the lab. This is so important that I am going to repeat it: Miller and Urey were not trying to synthesize life in the lab.What they were trying to show was that it was possible for certain complex chemical compounds associated with life to form through completely abiogenic means. And they succeeded at this. Their experiment formed many (not just glycine!) amino acids and other complex organic molecules.-

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For amino acids to self assemble into proteins....

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Actually this happens all the time in laboratories.

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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

Don't forget to look into the work of Urey and Miller. You will find that they were not trying to create life in a laboratory.

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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

Oh my freaking god! This just gets better and better.So let us sum up inkorrekt's post. Inkorrekt's incorrect claims are:1) The intention of Urey and Miller's work was to produce life. (It wasn't.)2) The experiment produced only glycine. (Much more was produced.)3) Glycine is exhibits chirality. (It doesn't.)4) No further experiments were done in this line. (This was and remains a very active area of research.)

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"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt