Hey, sorry if this is a stupid question. But I was thinking about abiogenesis again...
If life first started by feeding on inorganic sources (Light, water etc) and flourished. Was life feeding on other life required to develop more complex forms of life?
Animals, insects and humans need inorganic sources and organic sources both (Food, sun) but it feels strange that "higher" lifeforms that develop - is 100% dependant on "lesser life".
This would seem like a safety net for basic lifeforms like plants, not to get extinct from "Death by its children" (Higher devloped life like humans) so to speak... due to dependancy and synergy. Almost as if life in itself is a "body", just as the cells in our bodies provide survival - and killing them off would be counter-productive like cutting out your own heart.
Yes I know evolution doesent have a mind or conciousness! But I'm curious as to how early organic life started "feeding on itself" and if this was needed to develop further?
Ok rambling done![]()