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1) The theory can by no means explain how life originated on
the earth.
2) There is no scientific finding showing that the "evolution-
ary mechanisms" proposed by the theory have any power to
evolve at all.
3) The fossil record proves completely the contrary of the sug-
gestions of the theory of evolution.
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 observed in the fossil record are some
of the questions the theory cannot answer. However, first and
foremost, of the first step 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 ac-
cept any kind of supernatural intervention, it maintains that the
"first cell" originated coincidentally within the laws of nature,
without any design, plan, or arrangement. According to the the-
ory, inanimate matter must have produced a living cell as a re-
sult of coincidences. This, however, is a claim inconsistent with
even 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 as-
sumption that living beings had a very simple structure. Since
medieval times, spontaneous generation, the theory asserting