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HARUN YAHYA
sciously intervening with the coin? Clearly there is a conscious inter-
vention. But despite this obvious fact, evolutionists continue to cling
to "coincidence," just because they do not want to accept God's sover-
eignty over living beings-and this is nothing more than an obsession.
A similar situation can be found in nucleotides, the building
blocks of DNA and RNA: In all living organisms, nucleotide mole-
cules are right-handed, as opposed to the left-handed amino acids.
All of these impossible events make it equally impossible to
explain the origins of life by coincidences. If we try to calculate the
probability that only L amino acids will be selected for an average-
sized protein of about 400 amino acids, we come up with a figure of
2 400 -that is, a probability of 1 in 10 120 . For comparison, the number of
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electrons in the universe-approximately 10 -is much smaller than
this. The probability of amino acids forming in the correct order and
functional structure would lead to much larger numbers. If we extend
this improbability to the fact that we need to form more than just one
protein, we'll get bogged down in the calculations.
In the light of all of this, let us leave you with one last reminder.
Despite all these impossibilities, let's accept that a functional pro-
tein molecule did happen to come about by chance. Alas, evolution is
at a loss once again! Because for this protein to continue its existence,
it must isolate itself from its environment and protect itself, or else it
will be broken down by natural conditions, react with other amino
acids or chemical agents, and lose its identity, turning into a useless,
even harmful substance.
Up to this point, we have demonstrated the impasse which evo-
lution has met in terms of its claims in regard to the origins of life and
the formation of proteins required to form a living cell. This leaves us
the plain fact that God, Possessor of infinite knowledge and power,
has established this extraordinary balance, allows this system to con-
tinue, and created all of the necessary substances in the necessary
locations to form proteins.

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