the beginning of life from biological standpoint

[Anonymous]

i have learned that life may have orginated on earth from small stable bubbles called protobionts.these bubble were capable of performing simple metabolic processes. cells orginated form these stable bubbles. cells are considered to be the fundamental units of life, and all organisms are composed of them. single celled organisms(prokaryotics) devolped into multicelluar organisms and so on. also, mitochondria and cholorplast found in Eukaryotic cells resemble cell structures of the smaller prokaryotic cells(suggesting that the larger cell enfulfed the smaller one in the endosymbiosis theory) with such features as their own DNA and a double membrane in the mitochondria and cholorplast. agian this is just information i have been tought.
but my question is how does the begining of life in a biblical sense contradic the beginning of life in a biological/scientifical sense?

[Jac3510]

Hey johnny...

A couple of problems with your post. First, obviously, a reference would be needed here. Secondly, the development of prebionts is not at all as easy as what scientists would have us think. Ian Musgrave provides a discussion of this . . . there are many problems with his article, but, it presents the best we have on the subject today. Thirdly, the simple fact is that scientists do not know where life came from. The best theories simply do not work, because they all require some sort of atmosphere or conditions that just did not exist in the early years of this planets formation. To quote from the previously linked source:

Life remains the greatest mystery of science. How did it start? Nobody knows. Does it exist elsewhere? Nobody knows. Now that astronomers have discovered planets orbiting other stars, the second question has taken on some added urgency, helping to spawn an entire new field called astrobiology. For now, astrobiologists are the only scientists I can think of who are more clueless than biologists, because they ask both of the biggest unanswered questions (the two above), whereas biologists mostly realize they have their hands full with the first one.

As to how science lines up with the Bible: wonderfully.

To quote from a GodAndScience article:

Genesis 1:2, God was "hovering or brooding" over the seas of the newly formed earth (4.4-3.8 x 109 years ago, 5). We know from science this is where the first unicellular life forms first appeared. The Hebrew word, rachaph, translated as "hovering or brooding" is used only twice in the Old Testament. The second reference is to an eagle caring for its young. Therefore, it seems likely that the use of the word rachaph in Genesis 1:2 may be referring to God creating the first life forms in the sea.

You see that rachaph implies some sort of life. Science tells us that unicelluar life existed very early in the oceans. Well, the Bible tells us that some primitive life existed very early, before anything else, in the oceans as well. Of course, it's not a textbook, so it doesn't give us the "how" that God did what He did. Only that He did.

I'd encourage you to continue looking into this matter. Abiogenesis is the greatest stumbling block to evolution. It is one of the greatest stumbling blocks to atheism. Our site has several good articles on it. I'd also recommend checking out Hugh Ross' material at http://www.reasons.org. I believe he just released a book exactly on this subject.

God bless

[Anonymous]

Here you go you super funny forum geniuses;

First, I'd be impressed if a scientist could prove where even a blade of grass started to be a living one cell organism.

Science cant even fathom the truth of how life started. Not one ounce. All theories and ideas.

Don't start with stuff like BTUs in water and all that.

God created all life. I'm amazed at how smart people are yet so stupid about the reality of creation.

Jared

[AttentionKMartShoppers]

So, bubbles managed to stay intact for millions of years, and managed to only allow the chemicals that wouldn't destroy organic compounds in....and an infinite amount of faith...

Don't start with stuff like BTUs in water and all that.

British Thermal Units?

[Forge]

God created all life. I'm amazed at how smart people are yet so stupid about the reality of creation.

I agree with you completely.

What scienists butt heads over is the how.

[hfd]

"but my question is how does the begining of life in a biblical sense contradic the beginning of life in a biological/scientifical sense?"

The Bible says In the beginning God...chemical evolution says In the beginning spontaneous generation...