I call this "Science of the Gaps". Where there is insufficient evidence to reach a conclusion, or to provide a mechanism for a process we know occurs, one is just made up (by non-experts seeking to bolster the image of science).
My understanding is that no one knows how life originated, but that doesn't stop many people from prematurely invoking the Anthropic Principal.
On complexity, logically, we cannot say that evolution has no tendency towards complexity, and also that evolution explains the complexity of modern organisms. Not that the OP was making the latter claim, but it's not an unfair assumption.
Also, your post seems to suffer from "feigned surprise" :-)
My understanding is that no one knows how life originated, but that doesn't stop many people from prematurely invoking the Anthropic Principal.
On complexity, logically, we cannot say that evolution has no tendency towards complexity, and also that evolution explains the complexity of modern organisms. Not that the OP was making the latter claim, but it's not an unfair assumption.
Also, your post seems to suffer from "feigned surprise" :-)