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176 THE PERFECT DESIGN IN THE UNIVERSE IS NOT BY CHANCE

In this section, we will examine these three basic points in 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 primitive Earth 3.8 billion years

ago. How a single cell could generate millions of complex living species
and, if such an evolution really occurred, why traces of it cannot be ob-
served in the fossil record are some of the questions that the theory can-
not 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 super-
natural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell" originated coinciden-

tally 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 structure. Since medieval 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.