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species, and if such an evolution really occurred, why traces of it

cannot be observed in the fossil record are among the questions the

theory cannot answer. First and foremost, concerning the initial stage

of the alleged evolutionary process, it has to be inquired: How did this

"first cell" originate?

Since the theory of evolution denies creation and does not

accept any kind of supernatural intervention, it maintains that the

"first cell" originated by coincidence within the laws of nature, without

there having been any design, plan or arrangement. According to the

theory, inanimate matter must have produced a living cell as a result

of certain coincidences. This, however, is a claim 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, the theory asserting 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

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