Origin of Life: Organic chemists don't know how (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Saturday, October 18, 2014, 05:54 (3478 days ago) @ David Turell


> >Tony: This idea that it either has to be evolution or *POOF* instantaneous perfection and simultaneous creation of everything is part of the problem with these discussions.
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> Please explain your reasoning. thanks-I have always maintained that the creative process was not instantaneous, and this fact is borne out by both our own science and the scriptures. There was a definitive process that was followed, step by step. While the Bible only really gives a rough overview of it (and one that is remarkably consistent with modern science), it describes it as a process. Each piece, each step of that process had to occur before the next could take place. We see this pattern in virtually every corner of creation. In fact, entire sections of our genome is relegated to making sure that things happen at the right time and in the right order. If they don't things go horribly wrong. -So why is it then that when we talk about Intelligent design, that the options are always macro-evolution from a single cell to Humans, or *Poof* god did it all instantaneously like a genie? If we know that each of the various chemical and biological processes and types of life have pre-requisites, why do we insist that everything was made to work 'just-so' immediately.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.