Life’s Origin Harder Than the Universe

Physicist Paul Davies argues that current physical laws explain the cosmos’ large‑scale origin better than they explain how nonliving chemistry gave rise to self‑replicating, information‑rich living systems. The gap suggests we may need new principles (about information, organization, or emergent function) rather than only more detailed chemistry or cosmology. — If true, this claim reshapes science policy and public conversation by shifting focus and funding toward origin‑of‑life theory, informs biosecurity and philosophy debates, and challenges simplistic appeals to 'physics will eventually explain everything.'