Posted: 5/19/2013 12:00:13 PM EDT
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Questions about origins:
Natural theory states that long ago amino acids were formed randomly by chance, and that over time these amino acids were combined into proteins. Eventually, these formed the living cells that became life on earth. Since oxygen is destructive to amino acids, the people presenting this theory hypothesized and early atmosphere made up of hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and water vapor. Not because there was evidence for this type of atmosphere, but because it was needed to make the previous theory more credible. And now, this unsupported idea is taught as if it were a fact. Let’s look at some things that science has told us clearly. DNA is encoded information, similar to software. The critical functions within a cell are performed by proteins, and proteins are the product of assembly instructions stored in the DNA. The sequence of base letters in the DNA (A, G, C, and T) tell specific amino acids the precise order in which they need to combine to form a specific protein. According to my reading, it takes 1,200-2,000 base letters to build a single useable protein. The forces in these amino acids cause the proteins to fold into precise, 3-dimensional shapes. These shapes are irregular, requiring a “lock & key” fit with other molecules in the cell. The information in the DNA dictates the combinations, shapes, and where they fit to function. This leads to the complexity threshold: A functioning protein molecule requires at least 75 amino acids. Related factors: - The right bonds between amino acids must be formed. - Amino acids come in left- and right-hand versions. Only amino acids of the same type will bond. - They must link in a specific sequence, like letters in a sentence. The odds of this happening are 1:10 to the 125th (one in a hundred thousand trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, for ONE protein molecule. Anything larger than 1:10 to the 50th is considered statistically impossible. A minimally complex cell needs 300-500 protein molecules to function. Has there really been enough time for this to happen all by itself? The Big Question: How could amino acids arrange themselves into the specific sequences to form useful proteins, when they require the instructions in the DNA to tell them how? Since it is known that amino acids do not form chains on their own, logically, the much more complex DNA would have to predate the amino acids. “Einstein said, ‘God does not play dice.’ He was right. God plays Scrabble.” -Philip Gold |
