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(All information below is shamelessly stolen from this well-researched reddit post, a kind of repository for our current evidence. Any additions would be appreciated, but I think a list like this makes its statement quite well enough already.)

Abiogenesis is a working hypothesis, it is currently our best idea as to how life originated given the current evidence. Some say it contradicts the "law(very loosely named)" of biogenesis, but it doesn't. Biogenesis disproves the archaic idea that full formed modern lifeforms like maggots and and mice magically arise from inanimate matter like rotting corpses and dirty laundry. By contrast abiogenesis suggest that early life arose from complex chemical reactions and self replicating molecular compounds and structures. But is there any evidence for such an event? Yes:
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Early Earth Chemistry:
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What we have observed:
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Experimental Data:
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RNA: Amino Acids:
Proteins:
Chemical Evolution: __________________________________________________________________
Homochirality and Abiogenesis:
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The physics of entropy and abiogenesis:
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Genetic "code" and formation:
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Also of interest:
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