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PASSIVITY IN RELIGION

In this section, we will examine these three basic points in gen-
eral 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 primitive Earth 3.8 bil-
lion years ago. How a single cell could generate millions of com-
plex 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 fore-
most, we need to ask: How did this "first cell" originate?

Since the theory of evolution denies creation and any kind of su-
pernatural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell" originated co-
incidentally 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, how-
ever, 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 as-
sumption that living beings had a very simple structure. Since me-
dieval times, spontaneous generation, which asserts that

non-living materials came together to form living organisms, had
been widely accepted. It was commonly believed 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 cloth, and it was believed that mice
would originate from it after a while.

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