By: Moustafa Elhoushi
July 2002
More and more scientists are coming to the conclusion that
the theory of evolution is wrong and impractical. This theory concludes that
all creatures were not created but have evolved from simple micro-organisms
in the sea to become more complex ones.
Most biologists believe that those micro-organisms were
formed when compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen bonded together in the
sea to form amino acids which have bonded together to form proteins.
But this is almost impossible. The chance that atoms of
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are found together in the same place and in the
correct proportion is extremely small. Not only that, the probability of
lightning striking in exactly the same place were the atoms are found to
give them enough energy to bond to form amino acids, is even much much
smaller. The probability may be as small as a decimal point followed by 100
zeroes and a 1.
Moreover, to form proteins, there needs to be about 20 amino
acids. So the above figure needs to be raised to the power of 20, so there
will be 2000 zeroes followed by a 1. To make matters even worse, those amino
acids also need to be next to each other and in exactly the same proportion
and lightning needs to strike the exact place where they are found to give
them enough energy. It is not only that, there needs to be several proteins
to bond together- so the whole story starts again. The probability will
become very negligible. So the latter figure needs to be many times smaller.
In fact, the probability that your eyes will pop out after 10 seconds is a
billion times larger than that. It is impossible for luck to form living
things, there needs to be someone behind.
Even if we assume that those atoms are so lucky that they
have managed to form amino acids, then proteins and then cells, we must not
forget that the Earth is the ideal place for life to exist on its surface.
It has the correct distance from the Sun; it is not too far or too close,
therefore it is not too hot or too cold and it receives the exact amount of
light needed. It has the correct density so it has the correct gravitational
pull. The pull is not too weak so all air molecules to escape (ending up
with no atmosphere like the Moon) and it is not too strong so it does not
attract very light gases like hydrogen which is very flammable and
poisonous. The concentration of the gases in the air is just correct. Oxygen
forms 20% of the atmosphere, if the concentration was 22% the atmosphere
would be too flammable and there would be many fires around the globe; and
if the concentration was 16%, there would have been insufficient oxygen for
creatures to respire. Also, there isn't too much carbon dioxide, so there is
not too much global worming and there isn't too little either, so there will
be enough carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and sufficient level of global
warming. The same applies to our Sun: it is not too small or too large so it
provides us with the correct amount of energy. This solar system and Earth
cannot have been formed by chance: it must have been created by someone.
According to the theory of evolution, DNA changes randomly
and spontaneously in a process called mutation. These slight changes maybe
either useful or harmful. If a member of a species has a useful mutation, he
will be more likely to survive, adapt to his environment and breed because
of his better quality. And after several generations, these mutations will
end up in a new species. This is called the survival of the fittest and it
is supposed to explain how apes have transformed into humans.
This theory is based on correct observations but wrong
conclusions. Fossil records have proven that species change over time.
However, such changes are very small and even over a period of billion of
years, they cannot change single-celled microorganisms into humans.
Moreover, gradual changes cannot explain how organisms have
managed to live in the sea and than on the land. According to the theory,
the Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago and the first living organisms
appeared in the sea 3.5 billion years ago. Some of those organisms evolved
into fish which appeared 500 million years ago and some fish began to live
on land (such fish are called amphibians) 395 million years ago.
But how could fish live in the sea and then suddenly on the
land? An organism cannot gradually change from living in water to living on
land: there are no intermediate steps. The organs of the respiratory system
will have to change rapidly and suddenly- and evolutionists cannot explain
that.
The same thing applies to the colour of the skin. It is
believed that humans have originated from Africa, therefore their skin was
black. After that, some humans have migrated to Europe and over millions of
years, the skin colour changed from black to white. How could this change
gradually if white humans are not necessarily the "fittest" to survive in
Europe?