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Origin of Life

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In this video, Kent Hovind pwns the origin of life from unicelluar organisms:


I especially like his "frog in a blender" example, starting at 07:25.

You can have all the ingredients of life in a single blender, but you can't bring it back to life.
 

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Definitions are always good before you start a discussion, so can you tell us what definition you are using for life?

This video explains it, starting at 02:00 :


To summarize it, life must have the following qualities:
  1. Similar to others of its kind, but not an exact duplicate.
  2. Able to repair and duplicate itself.
  3. Able to adjust to changing environmental conditions.
  4. An urge or drive toward self-fulfillment.
 
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This video explains it, starting at 02:00 :


To summarize it, life must have the following qualities:
  1. Similar to others of its kind but not an exact duplicate. 5
  2. Able to repair and duplicate itself. n/a
  3. Able to adjust to changing environmental conditions. 5
  4. An urge or drive toward self-fulfillment. 7
He's heading is the right direction, but only got two out of the 8. Here's a recognised list of the characteristics:

1) Reproduction
2) Metabolism
3) Response to stimuli
4) Heredity
5) Adaptation through evolution
6) Homeostasis
7) Growth and development
8) Cellular organization

The question to ask now is how many of that 8 do you need before you can be classed as alive? All of them?
 
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Do you mean that god is alive? Just asking for clarity.
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God is life, there is no separating life and God. God did not exist and then one day decide to bring life into existence.

There is not such thing as origin of life, that is a science lie. Sadly that is something Bible believing creationist have adopted as a belief
 
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