- Discussion:
-Following is an excerpt from an article originally published by the Cosmos Magazine, which has now apparently been deleted:
"Since he and colleague Tracey Lincoln first succeeded in creating this artificial genetic system that can undergo self-sustained replication and evolution last year, the molecules have changed dramatically as they evolve better and better solutions."
Naturalistic atheists seem to believe that the creation of these allegedly self-replicating RNA enzymes vindicates the notion of abiogenesis, which is the theory that life originated spontaneously from inanimate materials.
However, this effort to demonstrate the possibility of life coming from non-living matter is a complete failure, considering that these enzymes did not actually create themselves. They did not evolve. They did not simply appear from nothing.
There is no scientific evidence existing whatsoever to support the idea of a self-sustaining cell that could arise spontaneously in the appropriate environment. The modern theories of abiogenesis cannot account for the extraordinary complexity and design of living organisms. Neither is there a known explanatory mechanism for how such an unguided process could work.
If this scenario proves anything at all, then it only means that all created things require an intelligent designer. After all, these RNA enzymes were created by scientists, who have intelligence. They were developed in laboratory conditions, which are artificial, controlled, and customized. Indeed, the Scripture is correct when it claims that creation testifies to the overall magnificence of God (Psalm 19:1-3; Romans 1:20). The naturalist worldview is incoherent in every way.
"Since he and colleague Tracey Lincoln first succeeded in creating this artificial genetic system that can undergo self-sustained replication and evolution last year, the molecules have changed dramatically as they evolve better and better solutions."
Naturalistic atheists seem to believe that the creation of these allegedly self-replicating RNA enzymes vindicates the notion of abiogenesis, which is the theory that life originated spontaneously from inanimate materials.
However, this effort to demonstrate the possibility of life coming from non-living matter is a complete failure, considering that these enzymes did not actually create themselves. They did not evolve. They did not simply appear from nothing.
There is no scientific evidence existing whatsoever to support the idea of a self-sustaining cell that could arise spontaneously in the appropriate environment. The modern theories of abiogenesis cannot account for the extraordinary complexity and design of living organisms. Neither is there a known explanatory mechanism for how such an unguided process could work.
If this scenario proves anything at all, then it only means that all created things require an intelligent designer. After all, these RNA enzymes were created by scientists, who have intelligence. They were developed in laboratory conditions, which are artificial, controlled, and customized. Indeed, the Scripture is correct when it claims that creation testifies to the overall magnificence of God (Psalm 19:1-3; Romans 1:20). The naturalist worldview is incoherent in every way.
