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One of the facts nulli-
fying the theory of evo-
lution is the incredibly
complex structure of life.
The DNA molecule located in the
nucleus of cells of living beings is an
example of this. The DNA is a sort of databank
formed of the arrangement of four different
molecules in different sequences. This data-
bank contains the codes of all the physical traits
of that living being. When the human DNA is put
into writing, it is calculated that this would result
in an encyclopedia made up of 900 volumes.
Unquestionably, such extraordinary information definitively
refutes the concept of coincidence.

The Complex Structure of Life

The primary reason why the theory of evolution ended up
in such a great impasse regarding the origin of life is that even those
living organisms deemed to be the simplest have incredibly complex

structures. The cell of a living thing is more complex than all of our
man-made technological products. Today, even in the most developed
laboratories of the world, a living cell cannot be produced by bringing
organic chemicals together.
The conditions required for the formation of a cell are too great in
quantity to be explained away by coincidences. The probability of pro-
teins, the building blocks of a cell, being synthesized coincidentally, is 1
in 10 950 for an average protein made up of 500 amino acids. In mathe-
50
matics, a probability smaller than 1 over 10 is considered to be impos-
sible in practical terms.
The DNA molecule, which is located in the nucleus of a cell and

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