Evolution Needs a Miracle — Without a Creator?
Inside
every living cell are proteins folded into precise three-dimensional
shapes that allow life to function. Even a “typical” protein is built
from a specific sequence of amino acids, chosen from 20 different types,
arranged in an exact order. The number of possible combinations is
astronomically large.
Laboratory studies show that only a
tiny fraction of random amino-acid sequences fold into stable,
functional proteins. Most sequences simply don’t work. This raises an
important scientific question: how did the first coordinated systems of
proteins arise before life could replicate, adapt, or evolve?
What
makes this challenge even more striking is that cells don’t rely on a
single protein. Even the simplest known cells require hundreds of
proteins working together at the same time—like parts in an integrated
machine. Without all the essential components present and functioning,
the system fails.
For comparison, physicists estimate
the observable universe contains about 10⁸⁰ atoms. When biological
probabilities are placed alongside physical limits, many researchers
argue that blind chance alone struggles to account for life’s origin.
This
doesn’t “disprove” evolution—but it does highlight a gap between what
random processes can easily explain and what we actually observe in
biology. The remarkable organization, information content, and
coordination found in life continue to raise thoughtful questions about
whether undirected processes are the whole story.
Curiosity, not dogma, is how science moves forward.
c/o The Intelligent Design
https://lnkd.in/eaAWs5Qb
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