Explain Abiogenesis on Earth

Determine a complete and convincing mechanistic explanation of how life first appeared on Earth from non-living matter (abiogenesis), specifying the natural pathways by which prebiotic compounds organized into structures meeting minimal criteria for life (metabolism and self-replication) under early Earth conditions.

Background

The paper surveys mainstream hypotheses for the origin of life and emphasizes that none has yet provided a fully convincing, empirically supported account of how non-living matter produced self-replicating, metabolically active protocells. This overarching gap motivates the authors’ use of the IdEP-IdLA model to analyze aggregative processes and explore whether non-classical information flows (telepoiesis) could play a role.

By framing abiogenesis as an unresolved problem, the authors set the stage for their argument that deterministic classical aggregation and purely random processes are unlikely to suffice, thereby motivating investigation into quantum-retrocausal or atemporal informational dynamics.