The following comes largely from a book titled, “The Signature of the Cell, by Dr. Stephen Meyer, Ph.D. Dr. Meyer’s has a Doctorate Degree in Cellular Biology from Cambridge. In the 19th Century, when Ernst Haeckel and Charles Darwin were proposing the theory of evolution, they only had a very basic knowledge of the cell. Ernst Haeckel said, “The cell is a simple globule of protoplasm.” Because their belief that the cell was so simple, they believed that the jump from evolution to origin of life would be a simple one. As time progressed and scientific advances came along, scientists began to recognize the complexity of the cell. In the late 1950’s, when DNA was identified, a whole new understanding of just how complex living cells are was discovered. This information further complicated that jump from evolution to the origin of life. The question was asked, “What do you have to have if you want a computer to perform a new function? The answer is “a code or information.” In order for DNA to fulfill its purpose, it has to have amino acids lined up sequentially. If any of the amino acids is out of sequence, the DNA cannot fulfill its function. This is known as “specificity sequencing.” DNA’S main purpose is the formation of proteins. The three features of proteins are: 1.They shape DNA molecules to form certain functions. 2. They fold chains of amino acids to form the shape of the DNA. 3. Precise amino acid sequencing determines folding and function.” All of this, like the new function of a computer, requires information. The question is now asked, “Where does specificity sequencing come from?” “Who developed the code?” Dr. Berned-Olaf Kupper said, “The problem of the origin of life is clearly basically equivalent to the problem of the origin of biological information.” In 1958, Dr. Francis Crick said, “By information I mean the specific function of amino acid sequence in the protein. Information means they have the precise determination of sequence either of bases in nucleic acids or the organization of amino acid residue.” "Bill Gates said, “Human DNA is like a computer program, but far, far more advanced than any we’ve ever created.” DNA has the following similarities with computer programs: 1.“Junk” DNA as an operating system. 2. Automated error correction. 3. Files within folders. 4. Hierarchical filing systems. 5. distributed storage and retrieval modules. 6. Nested coding of information. (also known as dual coding or encryption.) Dr. Henry Quastler said, “The creation of new information is habitually associated with conscious activity.” What are the chances that all this information came about my random accident or explosion? Way beyond possible and totally absurd. The fact that no one can claim to know for certain how creation and life began, scientists since Darwin have relied on the principle known as “the inference to the best explanation.” Darwin said, “It seems to me that, supposing that such a hypothesis were to explain such general propositions, we ought, in accordance with the common way of following all sciences, to admit it until something better comes along.” The new knowledge of the complexity of the cell, and the impossibility and absurdity of the “precise sequencing” requirements of DNA happening randomly, leads to the conclusion that that the best explanation for the origin of life is Intelligent Design. The best explanation for the Intelligent Designer is God.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:05:24 +0000
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