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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 Earth 3.8 billion years ago, sup-
posed to have happened as a result of coincidences. How a single cell
could generate millions of complex living species and, if such an evo-
lution 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 ignorantly denies Creation, it
maintains that the "first cell" originated as a product of blind coinci-
dences within the laws of nature, without any 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 prim-
itive understanding of science in his time rested on the assumption that
living beings had a very simple structure. Since medieval times, spon-
taneous generation, which asserts that non-living materials came to-
gether to form living organisms, had been widely accepted. It was com-
monly 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 be-
lieved that mice would originate from it after a while.

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)