Disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter.
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So far the theory of abiogenesis may be taken as disproved.
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The result is that the evidence in favor of abiogenesis has utterly broken down, in every case which has been properly tested.
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One important demonstration was his controversion of the theory of abiogenesis, or "spontaneous generation," as propounded by Needham and Buffon.
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It is just fifty years since Schwann and others proved that, even with respect to them, the supposed evidence of abiogenesis was untrustworthy.
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Professor Huxley goes on to say that however this may be, abiogenesis (or spontaneous generation) is not respectable and will not do at all now.
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Again spontaneous generation was appealed to in order to explain their presence.
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There are many evidences that just this spontaneous generation is taking place.
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He contends that he has proved the possibility of spontaneous generation of life.
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He believed in spontaneous generation, which scientific investigation has utterly disproved.
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And these living spirits arise through a kind of spontaneous generation.
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The theory of spontaneous generation rests almost entirely upon assumptions.
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From facts of this kind naturalists were led to revive the theory of spontaneous generation.
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He does not adopt the theory of spontaneous generation.
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Hold Me Closer, Tiny Answer Still, though, the theory of spontaneous generation would not die.
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The theory of spontaneous generation is, in fact, generally repudiated by Evolutionists, and cannot therefore be taken as a starting-point.