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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

One of the facts nullifying the theory of evolu-
tion is the astonishingly 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 dif-
ferent sequences. This databank contains the
codes of all the physical traits of that living be-
ing. When the human DNA is put into writing, it
is calculated that this would result in an ency-
clopedia made up of 900 volumes. Unques-
tionably, such extraordinary information defini-
tively refutes the concept of coincidence.

which stores genetic information, is a magnificent databank. If the in-
formation coded in DNA were written down, it would make a giant li-
brary consisting of an estimated 900 volumes of encyclopedias con-
sisting of 500 pages each.

A very interesting dilemma emerges at this point: DNA can repli-
cate itself only with the help of some specialized proteins (enzymes).
However, the synthesis of these enzymes can be realized only by the
information coded in DNA. As they both depend on each other, they
have to exist at the same time for replication. This brings the scenario
that life originated by itself to a deadlock. Prof. Leslie Orgel, an evolu-
tionist of repute from the University of San Diego, California, confess-
es this fact in the September 1994 issue of the Scientific American mag-
azine:

It is extremely improbable that proteins and nucleic acids, both of
which are structurally complex, arose spontaneously in the same
place at the same time. Yet it also seems impossible to have one without

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