I like the "vesicle first" theory because planar sheets of reaction can form perturbations, so getting from two surfaces mixing to complex shapes and enclosures feels plausible given any significant vibration or wave.

Once you have an enclosure you have potential for osmosis and other differentials across the boundary. It's not life Jim, but it's one hell of a building block/precursor.

▲

polishdude20 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is very similar to Nick Lane's theory of the origins of life.

	▲	Insanity 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Just want to link his book exploring this idea and give it my recommendations, FWIW: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530386-the-vital-quest.... It's a good read, and I still think about the concept of origin of life in these terms every now and then.

▲

cantor_S_drug 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

https://youtu.be/niIZVU-0fZg

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem on the topic of Ocean is Conscious.