< You don't get amino acids for sure, but instead you get mere organic molecules.
“Some textbooks fudge by saying, well, even if you use a realisticatmosphere, you still get organic molecules, as if that solves the
problem.”
>> “Organic molecules, couldn’t those be precursors to life?”
If so, then question settled.
< No. Those are Formaldehyde and Cyanide... toxic chemicals.
Wells recoiled. “That’s what they sound like, but do you know
what they are? Formaldehyde! Cyanide!” he declared, his voice rising
for emphasis. “They may be organic molecules, but in my lab at
Berkeley you couldn’t even have a capped bottle of formaldehyde in
the room, because the stuff is so toxic. You open the bottle and it fries
proteins all over the place, just from the fumes. It kills embryos. The
idea that using a realistic atmosphere gets you the first step in the origin
of life is just laughable.
“Now, it’s true that a good organic chemist can turn formaldehyde
and cyanide into biological molecules. But to suggest that formaldehyde
and cyanide give you the right substrate for the origin of life,”
he said, breaking into a chuckle, “Well, it’s just a joke.”
He let the point sink in before delivering the clincher. “Do you
know what you get?” he asked. “Embalming fluid!”
- Lee Strobel from Case for a Creator.
| Next > |
|---|
No flaming.
No trolling.
No lewd or offensive content.
No swearing or crude language.
Moderators have the right to delete comments to keep the commenting section clean. However, we will try to not use this right as much as possible, so please feel free to comment while following the rules.
All comments on arguments, counter arguments, and views and opinions of the page are welcome, so long not offensive. You can express disagreement without being offensive.