[quote]You are confusing abiogenesis and evolution. Evolution is a [b]non-random[/b] pattern towards fitness...[/quote]I dont know where you are getting your info, but all my public school textbooks state, "...random."[quote]...abiogenesis is life arriving from non-life through randomness...[/quote]No disagreement here. [quote]...though even in this there can be a continuum between life and non-life as with viruses. This has not yet been proven.[/quote]Then why would you mention this? This only adds to the speculation. [quote][quote]His analogy exhibited...[/quote] No, his analogy expected...[/quote]Dude, it's an analogy. It's supposed to be metaphorical. It's amazing how many people I find that looks at the answer to this OP and take it literally. Semantics people...