Sunday, February 13, 2022

THERMODYNAMICS and THE ORIGIN of LIFE

  

                  THERMODYNAMICS AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

 

INTRODUCTION:

Many people who are Bible believers and most atheists have different views on the origin of life.  Atheists generally embrace “The Big Theory” as the origin of the Universe and “Darwinian Evolution” as the origin of life. Most Bible believers embrace a literal interpretation of the Bible as the origin of the Universe and the origin of life as revealed in the first book of the Bible, Book of Genesis, or a more “enlightened” view called "Intelligent Design.” Reconciling these opposing views is essentially impossible because only one of the groups accepts the Bible as truth. (Bible believers) I suspect “theists” who do not believe in the Bible but do accept the concept of a Creator are most likely Darwinists.

ORIGIN of UNIVERSE:

I suggest that Bible believers are closer to the truth and that science is more compatible with the Biblical view on the origin of the Universe and life. When we consider the scientific “beginning of existence” atheists would explain that the scientifically verified “inflation of space, matter , energy and time from a tiny entity called a “singularity” the size of the Plank limit.....(1.6X 10-35cm) is absolute truth. (it might actually be smaller but it seems impossible to measure in the ”present state” of quantum mechanics...the limit related to Plank units and the Plank constant)) Ironically, this “inflation” known as the “Big Bang Theory” seems to be more in agreement with Bible believers than atheists. (Ironically many Bible believers reject “Big Bang” which actually supports their Biblical belief, obviously result of literal interpretation)  (BTW....Big Bang is an unfortunate name for “Inflation Theory” because it implies an “explosion” and is therefore very misleading...there was NO explosion!)

Question for the atheist; what caused the “singularity” to INFLATE and where did it come from in the first place? Obviously science cannot answer this question and doubt it ever will. The Biblical Genesis revelation is that “God” said “Let there be light” and Inflation Theory supports this because “light was the beginning of Inflation.” It seems that the difference between Biblical believers and atheists is a classic “oxymoron.”   

ORIGIN of LIFE:

Atheists suggest Darwinism explains the “Origin of Life.” I will reveal why this is IMPOSSIBLE because of the Laws of Thermodynamics. However,  I do suggest that Darwinian Natural Selection IS the mechanism of the Creation of the wonderful DIVERSITY of life on this planet but NOT THE ORIGIN OF LIFE. (The key to Natural Selection is the word NATURAL.) The literal interpretation of the diversity of life by Bible believers is also an “oxymoron” because it requires belief in an instant creation of life as a supernatural or magical act that I will clarify later assuming you believe magic is real and not “illusion” as all magicians admit.

The “key” to understanding why the Bible is ABSOLUTE TRUTH is the fact that we are created in the “image” of the Creator and that this Creator is present in ALL of Creation.  For Christians who believe in the “Son of God” this is apparent in the teachings of Jesus Christ. (John 14:23, Colossians 1:27) This means the writers of Scripture were “inspired” in their writings because “God” was “within them “ making their writings (Bible) the inerrant “Word of God.” However, you also must realize that the writers of the Bible had no idea they were “writing” God’s Word over a period of 5000 years of time and therefore they were not contemporary writers. However, you must also realize that the writers of the Bible had no concept of how infinite the Cosmos is...they had no concept of infinity period. The clue to this can be found in Genesis 1:

“ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (the concept of Heaven was what they saw and knew at that time….they had no concept of how vast the Creation is) “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. THEN God said “Let there be light, and there was light.” (it is curious the “light” came AFTER “the darkness was over the surface of the deep.”) The science reveals planets form FROM their star NOT the other way around. The writers did not understand this concept. This makes it very clear that Creation always was and always will be because “light” was first step in Creation of the PHYSICAL Cosmos.

I suggest that Genesis 1 is about the Creation of “OUR” planet, sun and stars because when Genesis was written that’s all there was and they had no concept of “light years” and that the stars were many light years away.  ASSUMING the writing included ALL the “Heavens” we know today in Genesis 1 is obviously symbolic and not literal. (also consider the writers of God’s Word had no concept of “other dimensions” beside what they could see.) Obviously they had knowledge of what we call the “supernatural” which is the manifestation God’s power expressed in His PERFECT Laws.

DARWIN:

There is a specific sequence to the development of the diversity of life from unicellular life to multi-cellular life reaching the pinnacle in the Animal Kingdom in mammals and seed plants in the Plant Kingdom. This sequence is called “Phylogeny.” In the original Hebrew writing in Genesis…the sequence of Creation is also PHYLOGENETIC and embryological development of the diversity of animals and plants (and sub Kingdoms) is also PHYLOGENETIC and is a Scientific Principle known as “Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny.” In addition the “Heterotroph Hypothesis” also supports Biblical sequence in the original Hebrew ….ie; photosynthetic autotrophs evolved AFTER heterotrophic anaerobes) The original Genesis sequence (in original Hebrew) supports the DARWINIAN NATURAL SELECTION process that CREATED the GREAT DIVERSITY of life on this planet BUT NOT THE ORIGIN OF LIFE. (I call this sequence the”FINGER of GOD.”)

It is interesting that Albert Einstein had suggested in his Special and General Theories and the Quantum Theory that “time is an illusion no matter how persistent.” Interestingly in the original Hebrew language future events are written in the past tense and past tense written in the future tense. Wonder why? (“Time Space Continuum?”)  (It is interesting that Bible believers have recently adopted Intelligent Design Creation because of the pressure of Darwinism which they reject.)  Many have backed away from literal interpretation of Biblical Truth sadly leaving Darwinism to the atheists because they thought Darwinism was the origin life instead of just DIVERSITY of life.  One of satan’s “tricks” (which are lies…”surely you will not die”) is the illusion that whatever is said to be true, the opposite is the real truth……especially today! “EVIL is good and GOOD is evil”

GAP HYPOTHESIS:

If Darwin Natural Selection true, does this mean that man evolved from Primate ancestors? ABSOLUTELY NOT!  First of all genetic change that is subject to Natural Selection is the result of DNA mutation of which 99% are lethal resulting in defective proteins resulting in NO offspring for selection of genetic change to act on. (no speciation) In addition based on the evolution of Primates the time necessary for humans to evolve from Primates is too short. (natural mutation rate is essentially constant)  If humans evolved from Primates (apes) it would take millions of years, ASSUMING human reasoning and intelligence were even possible to evolve in the first place. ( which I highly doubt)  I suggest that the origin of humans is based on what I call “Gap Hypothesis.” Primate DNA is very similar to humans (over 95%) but the “jump” to reasoning intelligence is so advanced it is has to be based on DIVINE (not of this planet) intervention. Therefore I suggest that the Genesis account of the Creation of Adam, the first Homo sapiens (man), is true and is very similar to the Incarnation of God’s Spirit revealed in HIS Son…..Jesus of Nazareth. (Yeshua)  I suggest that Jesus is a hybrid human and DIVINE person…the “Son of God.”  How is this possible?  ……23 of His chromosomes (DNA) came from His Mother…the Virgin Mary (explains necessity of a “virgin mother”)…..however, the other 23 chromosomes (DNA)  was of Divine Origin. (not from a man…the Bible declares by the Holy Spirit….also not from earth)  The Biblical account of the Creation of Adam is that he was created from the “dust of the earth.”…. Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous, etc IS “the dust of the earth.” (elements of organic life)  God” breathed the breath of life into Adam’s nostril”… which IS RESPIRATION… creating Adam. Many atheists AND even Bible believers today are trying connect Adam to the evolution of various Primate groups. Frankly this ultimately denies DIVINE intervention in the Creation of Adam and frankly insults the Spirit of God.

 I suggest that Adam’s 46 chromosomes were of Divine origin or at least 23 involving     Recombinant DNA technology involving 23 Primate chromosomes from a single ovum (NOT evolution)  (This could explain the over 95% similarity in Primate and human DNA.) I suggest that Adam was created “pre-original sin” by God through His Created Beings. (not of this earth) I further suggest that Adam “began “ as a Divine zygote and completed the 9 month metamorphosis and embryological development possibly through a surrogate indigenous Primate female or “in vitro” artificial womb made by “Beings” not indigenous to planet earth.  (Jesus was born a little “baby”, why not Adam?)  

Many “Beings” throughout the Cosmos were created way before the Creation of Adam on planet Earth as well as animals and plants. The Bible is evidence of this. (ie; Angels etc. and unfortunately demons because of FREE WILL. The Bible reveals that 2/3rds of all created intelligent reasoning beings are in total “communion” with the “Eternal Creator” “WITHIN” and only 1/3rd have rebelled and became their own “gods”…source of demons. God did NOT create them. They were “with” God and rebelled along with Lucifer the Archangel.  (Pretty good odds for the good guys!) If you reject these revelations you unknowingly reject the Bible as the Word of God altogether.  

Many Bible believers believe that the first Homo sapien (Adam) was created instantly as an adult man. That is quite an assumption and certainly violates God’s Laws. (this is similar to the question can God create a “rock” He cannot lift…an oxymoron /nonsequitor) I suggest God’s Laws are PERFECT and the idea He needs “magic” to create man is a “fallen human” trait. (post original sin) Many would say this is a “supernatural” issue however as man deciphers the Perfect Laws of God it has become obviously clear that the “supernatural is the undiscovered natural” (suggested by the illusionist “The Great Kresgin”) Miracles and what we call supernatural are REAL and they are manifestations of God’s Perfect Laws. What if there is no explanation of an observed cause and effect? Maybe we haven’t discovered the Law God used or maybe He doesn’t want to reveal that particular PERFECT Law. Science today has only scratched the surface of Quantum Mechanics.  (ie; Einstein called Quantum Entanglement “the all too spooky phenomenon”…..the essence of the “supernatural.” (Remember….God dwells within His creation and that sure explains God “creating man in HIS Image!” )  What about the creation of Eve?  Was it magic?

CREATION OF EVE:       

Adam was the ONLY human on earth along with indigenous animals. (no idea how old he was when he needed a help mate.) God knew it was not good for man to be alone. Adam needed a “help mate” of his kind. God put him a “deep sleep”, removed a “rib” and covered it in “flesh and blood” creating Eve as an adult female Homo sapien. When God presented Eve to Adam (as a sexually mature human female) Adam responded …“at last, this is flesh of my flesh and blood and bone of my bones………I will call her ‘women’ because she comes from man.” (She was NOT created the way Adam was.)  I suggest that the “deep sleep” was not anesthesia for the surgical removal of the “rib.” There is no “missing rib” in males because even if God removed a “rib” from Adam he would NOT miss a rib because the rib number is determined by DNA. The writer of Genesis had no concept of genetics and that DNA determines traits.  Since God chose to use a “rib” the writer assumed the rib would be missing after using one of Adam’s ribs! (“rib” number is SAME in males and females.)

 The humans back then thought women were incubators for man’s “seed” (homunculus) …they had no concept of how sexual reproduction worked. I suggest that the “deep sleep” was not just 9 months with Eve being born a little baby girl but 12 to 13 years of suspended animation so when Eve was presented to Adam she was a “sexually mature women.” (at last, flesh of my flesh)  Why the Biblical representation of the “rib?” This is very telling because the rib marrow (tissue) is the richest source of “stem cells.” Biological knowledge has revealed that stem cells are essentially “genetically neutral” cells….. they are cells that can develop into ANY kind of tissue that may be needed for cellular repair in the body….their gene (DNA) information is at the “first step” in “metamorphous”…… the process that initiates embryological development. ( you can  “clone “ your self from one of your stem cells) I suggest that two stem cells from the “rib marrow tissue” of the “sleeping” Adam were removed possibly by “needle aspiration” in the creation of Eve.  (based on concept that God dwells in His created Beings of which there are many as revealed in the Bible, ……therefore “GOD WAS THE CREATOR just like God WAS the author in writing His Word…the Bible.”) Two stem cells from the rib marrow are used. One of the stem cells had the “Y” chromosome removed and discarded. The second stem cell had an “X” chromosome removed and was injected into the first stem cells resulting in a cell with the chromosome combination of “XX” along with 22 other pairs (autosomes.) essentially creating a “zygote”…….a fertilized egg. ( second cell is discarded)  (“XX”= female. ) Metamorphous and embryological development is completed in 9 months in a surrogate womb, either “in vitro” (artificial womb) or womb of indigenous female Primate.

The understanding that God is SPIRIT that dwells in His creation is critical in understanding the scientific interpretation of His Word. (which is why we must worship Him in SPIRIT and TRUTH.) This is critical in understanding the explanation of Scripture that says His ways are far above ours.  Isaiah 55:9  IS in reference to His love, compassion, forgiveness, mercy etc. ……NOT His Physical Laws. We are Children of God Created in “His Image” and deciphering God’s Physical Laws are PART of that Image. Assuming that God needs to perform “magic” and violate His PERFECT LAWS to be God insults God’s Spirit that dwells within us. (Colossians 1, John 14)      (“heavy rock” oxymoron)

THERMODYNAMICS:

How do the Laws of Thermodynamics relate to the origin of life particularly the 3rd Law? Besides the fact that most atheists have no explanation for the original “singularity” that created all that we know about energy, matter, space and time, they boldly claim that Darwinism perfectly explains the origin of life. They ASSUME that evolution at the molecular level occurred.  According to the Law of Thermodynamics the evolution of biological molecules is IMPOSSIBLE leaving Darwinism to Biblical believers. (although they have no clue it does and where it should be in the first place as it supports God’s Word) This inconvenient fact leaves atheists with a SERIOUS dilemma…where did biomolecular polymers come from? They will be forced to conclude that God exists. The problem they and believers have is the definition of God. Most religious people think of God as an all powerful “Super Being.” This probably is the reason most atheists reject God.  

Biomolecules are all made up of chains of sub units of specific single covalent chemical compounds……nucleotides, monosaccharide carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids etc.  Nucleotides form DNA, RNA, energy transferring compounds (ATP,GMP etc.)…….Amino acids form proteins (various polypeptides, enzymes)…… monosaccharides form polysaccharides (complex sugars, cellulose etc.)…….. fatty acids (triboxylic)form lipids and complex fats (steroids etc. )   In order to have “life” you NEED these compounds.  In the 1950’s Stanley Miller and Harold Urey did an experiment to demonstrate the origin of amino acids based on the parameters of the primitive atmosphere present in the primitive earth millions of years ago. (electrical spark flask + primitive earth gasses and water in flask….( CO2, NH3, H2O…primitive atmosphere) . They succeeded in forming amino acids and other simple covalent compounds) Atheists were ecstatic!  However, the jump to polymers of amino acids (proteins) is more than a “quantum leap”…it’s IMPOSSIBLE! I know of no other experiments that form nucleotides or other polymers…(I doubt that there ever will be such experiments) Atheists claim science has “created life.” In order to create life you have to begin with JUST the biochemical polymers of life. In other words from “scratch”. The experiments they are doing claiming to create life BEGIN with active polynucleotides…(DNA/RNA) from a LIVING cell. If you place ALL biomolecules in a coecervate bubble (man made plasma membrane) with DNA NOT from a beginning living cell…it will NOT initiate the “living process” proving once again the Law of Biogenesis discovered 160 years ago by Louis Pasteur in his famous “S” shaped flask experiment that revealed that “spontaneous generation” is IMPOSSIBLE…..  “ALL LIFE MUST COME FROM PRE-EXISTING LIFE.”

The reason I doubt experiments will succeed in forming polymers is because of the Laws of Thermodynamics.  Polymers (chains) forming from the single specific building blocks require energy (activation energy) to form the covalent bond that connects them together. (dehydration synthesis) THE problem is that the energy that forms the covalent bonds ALSO can break (exothermic energy release) those bonds as quickly as they form. (hydrolysis). In order to keep these molecules from breaking apart is to LOWER activation energy. I’ve never heard of a hypothesis that explains that an external “force” other than a molecular “catalyst” that would do this. ( a catalyst is a molecule that lowers activation energy) At present there is only one type of catalyst that can lower activation energy so the formation of life doesn’t “burn up” from the start and that is bimolecular polymers.  (and I don’t know of any other catalysts besides organic ones. ) The only known organic catalysts are ENZYMES (polymer chains of amino acids called proteins) and RNA polymers. (RNA catalysts can’t form because they need ENZYMES to form!)  Essentially we have a “what came first, the chicken of the egg” dilemma. “You need enzymes to make ENZYMES or an RNA catalyst.”  The dilemma is resolved with the inescapable truth that God and life always was and always will be so the answer to the question “what came first….the chicken or egg” is NEITHER.  Whether we think of our Universe being ONE or the newer concepts of a Multiverse and manifested in what we call “Bubble Theory” and the eleven dimensions SO FAR of Quantum Mechanics and String Theory….ALL of EXISTENCE is ONE WITH GOD. The Bible reveals it all…..IF you read it through the “lens” of good hermeneutics and “REAL” science.

CONCLUSION:  The origin of life hypothesis I suggest is based on the indwelling of God in His creation as revealed by the Son of God …..Jesus Christ. This approach IS supported by science. The other explanation is the literal interpretation of the Bible that requires “magic” for creation which would be a violation of God’s Perfect Laws.  Human beings are “Children of God” so it follows Science will reveal “God’s Ways” but will NEVER reveal His love, compassion, forgiveness and mercy.

Frankly, I suspect the very sad condition of our planet today is a result of organized religion’s failure in revealing the real God of Creation resulting in rejection of religion in general.  Many religions have created God in “their own image” instead of man being created in God’s image as revealed in the Holy Bible.  Jesus the Christ revealed the TRUE God 2000 years ago and fallen sinful man created another religion out of His teachings, unfortunately in the same mold as all other religions. This has left man in a perpetual state of confusion….”is there a religion based on the condition of the human heart instead of human ego?)  (obviously the Disciples who lived to witness the Christ 2000 years ago did understand God from the “heart” but religion took over and divided people from the “gift” of Jesus that the Disciples delivered to us. Jesus prayed that we be one with Father and each other. Unfortunately man’s ego robbed all of humanity from the Love of God that is revealed in Jesus.  No wonder the world is a mess! If reality and truth is the “treasure” you seek and wonder why everything seems “upside down” ala’ “Alice and Wonderland”…..seek God’s Word revealed in Scripture and you will understand why Ephesians 6:12 explains the mess we are in….

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

I suggest this reveals we are in a “Cosmic War.”