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general outlines:

The First Insurmountable Step:
The Origin of Life

The theory of evolution posits that all living species
evolved from a single living cell that emerged on the primi-
tive Earth 3.8 billion years ago. How a single cell could gen-
erate millions of complex living species and, if such an
evolution really occurred, why traces of it cannot be observed
in the fossil record are some of the questions that the theory
cannot answer. However, first and foremost, we need to ask:
How did this "first cell" originate?
Since the theory of evolution denies creation and any kind
of supernatural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell"
originated coincidentally within the laws of nature, without
any design, plan or arrangement. According to the theory,
inanimate matter must have produced a living cell as a result
of coincidences. Such a claim, however, is inconsistent with
the most unassailable rules of biology.

"Life Comes From Life"

In his book, Darwin never referred to the origin of life.
The primitive understanding of science in his time rested on
the assumption that living beings had a very simple struc-
ture. Since medieval times, spontaneous generation, which
asserts that non-living materials came together to form living
organisms, had been widely accepted. It was commonly be-
lieved that insects came into being from food leftovers, and
mice from wheat. Interesting experiments were conducted to
prove this theory. Some wheat was placed on a dirty piece of

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