Generally, homochirality cannot be completely explained in the framework of the "primordial soup" concept [ 3- 5], because stereoisomers are chemically indistinguishable in a homogenous solution.
This became the foundation of the concept of "primordial soup" and that quotation is often held up to yet again show Darwin's undoubted genius.
It bears repeating, in more detail in The Vital Question than before, not least because of the long shadow cast by the flawed concept of "primordial soup", which has dominated thinking and, crucially, experimentation, for more than a century.
Alas, primordial soup is a flawed concept for the origin of life and Darwin's speculation was merely idle pondering.
Secondly, the concept of a primordial pool of 'virus-like' genetic elements implies that self-splicing introns are among the most ancient genetic entities.
Mr. Coleman's cosmos-pondering concept was reduced to primordial ooze, rendering analysis pointless.
The rise in AMH and inhibin B levels during prepubertal childhood supports the intriguing concept that increasing ovarian primordial follicle recruitment and follicle activity precedes the onset of central puberty.
When considering the field from this point of view, it transpires that the proponents of the "replication first" scenarios, and in particular of the RNA World concept, just do not focus on primordial energetics and leave all options open (see e.g. [ 16]).
From the Bible, the books of Job and Ecclesiastes were favourite works of medieval philosophers; the book of Proverbs introduces the concept of Wisdom (Ḥokhma), which was to have primordial significance for Jewish philosophical thought; and the Wisdom of Solomon had considerable influence on Christian theology.
Because of their own primordial insurgency, he says, "Americans have a tendency to exalt the concept of a popular uprising".
