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CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CELL
2) No scientific finding shows that the "evolutionary mecha-
nisms" proposed by the theory have any evolutionary power at all.
3) The fossil record proves the exact opposite of what the the-
ory suggests.
In this section, we will examine these three basic points in ge-
neral 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 comp-
lex 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
supernatural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell" origina-
ted coincidentally 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 pri-
mitive understanding of science in his time rested on the assumpti-
on that living beings had a very simple structure. Since medieval
times, spontaneous generation, which asserts that non-living mate-
rials came together to form living organisms, had been widely ac-
cepted. 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

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