On the other hand, some people who believe, and some people who have no evidence on which to decide either way, might contend that a universe in which abiogenesis was a plausible outcome could have been caused by some higher power and that evolution followed.

'Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution' by the Ukranian-American geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973) is no exception. ... These observations make good sense, however, when viewed as the result of evolution. They are the kinds of patterns we would expect to see if life on earth had evolved.
For a more detailed, expanded, but enjoyable and readable tour of evolution, read "Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution," by Nick Lane.

Evolution....in simple and clear terms for ease of understanding. Thanks for posting.

IMO, a most interesting explanation of evolution and how selection works.
The six post-play videos tell me that selection during the years ahead will entail a contest between, not two, but three competing explanations of the universe: the gravity-only Big Bang universe, the gravity-and-electricity Electric Universe, and the String Theory Universe.

Excellent posts! Thanks for sharing!!!

Evolution is intrinsically logically coherent, with each discovery I get more of a sense of "Of course it's like this" that comes from a deeper understanding. All the concepts of geographical isolation and the roles of environment, competition and socialization play really makes sense. As a Christian kid however I couldn't explain how the soul was dirtied by sin, nor should I have had to.