Origin of Life: Synthetic Life

Were scientists able to “create” life?   In May 2010, a team of scientists led by Dr J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create what was described as "synthetic life".   Dr. Venter is an American biotechnologist and businessman, known for many remarkable contributions in the field of genetics.  The experiment to create life was done by synthesizing a very long DNA molecule containing…

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Origin of Life: Did Darwin explain how life came into existence?  

Did Darwin explain how life came into existence?   Darwin’s theory of evolution explains how species of organisms arise and develop through natural selection and, later proposed by Neo-Darwinists, random mutation. These mutations occur during the reproduction of new offspring. The theory of evolution therefore deals with how life developed into multiple forms and species, not how life originated in the first place, or defining…

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Origin of Life: What Is Life

Introduction:  Has Darwinian evolution explained how life came into existence? Were scientists able to create a synthetic form of life from non-living things, like simple bacteria for example? Were scientists able to create DNA or RNA? Were scientists able to create required organic molecules in replicating the prebiotic earth conditions? Was science able to explain the origin of life? Was it formed in primordial…

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Is The Garden Of Eden A Real Place Or Just A Myth?

The Bible declares that God “planted a garden eastward in Eden,” but there is no archaeological evidence that any such place existed. Is this just a myth?  The Bible mentioned that “the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” (Genesis 2:8).  If Genesis is true, then where is Eden located? And why is…

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