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Where Did the First Living Cell Come From?
In order for the principles of mutation and natural selection in the theory
of evolution to work, there have to be living things for them to work on.
Life must exist before it can to start diversifying. Life had to come from
somewhere, and the theory of evolution proposes that it arose spontaneously
out of the inert chemicals of planet Earth perhaps 4 billion years ago.
Could life arise spontaneously? If you read How Cells Work, you can see that
even a primitive cell like an E. coli bacteria -- one of the simplest life
forms in existence today -- is amazingly complex. Following the E. coli model,
a cell would have to contain at an absolute minimum:
•A cell wall of some sort to contain the cell
•A genetic blueprint for the cell (in the form of DNA)
•An enzyme capable of copying information out of the genetic blueprint to
manufacture new proteins and enzymes
•An enzyme capable of manufacturing new enzymes, along with all of the
building blocks for those enzymes
•An enzyme that can build cell walls
•An enzyme able to copy the genetic material in preparation for cell
splitting (reproduction)
•An enzyme or enzymes able to take care of all of the other operations of
splitting one cell into two to implement reproduction (For example, something
has to get the second copy of the genetic material separated from the first,
and then the cell wall has to split and seal over in the two new cells.)
•Enzymes able to manufacture energy molecules to power all of the previously
mentioned enzymes
Speaking in general terms, life can only have come from one of two possible
places:
•Spontaneous creation - Random chemical processes created the first living
cell.
•Supernatural creation - God or some other supernatural power created the
first living cell.
EVEN SCIENCE BELIEVES IN CREATION.
Since Spontaneous creation has been disproved AlonG time ago that leaves
SUPERNATURAL CREATION as the only possible source of the creation of the
first cell.
http://www.microbiologytext.com/index.php?module=Book&func=displayarticle&art_id=27
Where Did the First Living Cell Come From?
In order for the principles of mutation and natural selection in the theory
of evolution to work, there have to be living things for them to work on.
Life must exist before it can to start diversifying. Life had to come from
somewhere, and the theory of evolution proposes that it arose spontaneously
out of the inert chemicals of planet Earth perhaps 4 billion years ago.
Could life arise spontaneously? If you read How Cells Work, you can see that
even a primitive cell like an E. coli bacteria -- one of the simplest life
forms in existence today -- is amazingly complex. Following the E. coli model,
a cell would have to contain at an absolute minimum:
•A cell wall of some sort to contain the cell
•A genetic blueprint for the cell (in the form of DNA)
•An enzyme capable of copying information out of the genetic blueprint to
manufacture new proteins and enzymes
•An enzyme capable of manufacturing new enzymes, along with all of the
building blocks for those enzymes
•An enzyme that can build cell walls
•An enzyme able to copy the genetic material in preparation for cell
splitting (reproduction)
•An enzyme or enzymes able to take care of all of the other operations of
splitting one cell into two to implement reproduction (For example, something
has to get the second copy of the genetic material separated from the first,
and then the cell wall has to split and seal over in the two new cells.)
•Enzymes able to manufacture energy molecules to power all of the previously
mentioned enzymes
Speaking in general terms, life can only have come from one of two possible
places:
•Spontaneous creation - Random chemical processes created the first living
cell.
•Supernatural creation - God or some other supernatural power created the
first living cell.
EVEN SCIENCE BELIEVES IN CREATION.
Since Spontaneous creation has been disproved AlonG time ago that leaves
SUPERNATURAL CREATION as the only possible source of the creation of the
first cell.
http://www.microbiologytext.com/index.php?module=Book&func=displayarticle&art_id=27