AARONDISNEY

Thanks guys. So oxygen bound to hydrogen would be completely different than free oxygen. It seems like it would be impossible for life to start from non-living material then, if it couldn't start with oxygen (it would oxidize) or without oxygen (as has been demonstrated by their failed experiment) - Do you think there's any way that a scientist could actually make this happen? I personally think there had to be a Creator, it seems this origin of life subject has the scientists checkmated and they don't want to give up the fight.

This is just a general question, sorry if the answer is simple, I'm kind of new to this stuff. When Miller and Urey tried to create life in the lab, it is often said that they did not use oxygen, but one of the gases they used was water vapor. Would water vapor not include oxygen, or would the oxygen not oxidize their product since it was tied to the hydrogen. If someone could explain this to me in some simple language I would appreciate it very much, thank you.