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I believe Old Earth Creationism best explains the origin of the universe and life on earth. OECs (like Young Earth Creationism) believe that God created the universe, but we differ in interpretation of Genesis chapter one.
YECs view the 6 days as 24 hour days. OECs interpret the days as long periods of time. I say this not to be critical of YECs, but just to let you know where I'm coming from with my question.
OECs accepts much of what science supports as facts regarding the age and life on earth. Evolutionist claim it was a random/natural process over long periods of time.. OECs claim it was designed by a creator over long periods of time. Humans, instead of random/natural, OECs believe humans were created in God's image. a body / soul / spirit and freewill
From my understanding, evolutionist assert that life began billions/millions of years ago as a "Primordial Soup" from which life first developed.
Have scientists duplicated this "Primordial Soup" in a lab and created life?
Try to keep replies and post on topic. My mention of God was to only explain OECs. I really hope a debate on whether God exists or does not exists does not erupt. All views welcome. Lets just don't debate about God here.
I found the following quote to get started:
"As of the time of this writing, no, scientists have never created cellular life in a laboratory from scratch. The technology simply does not yet exist to manipulate molecules with the precision required to create all of the inner workings of a cell, built one atom at a time.
However, many of the important building blocks of life have indeed been created in a laboratory, including amino acids, self-replicating RNA molecules, and self-sealing and self-replicating lipid bubbles (ie, cell membranes) which are profound steps toward the goal of one day creating fully-synthetic life."
Frequently Asked Questions | Evolution FAQ
YECs view the 6 days as 24 hour days. OECs interpret the days as long periods of time. I say this not to be critical of YECs, but just to let you know where I'm coming from with my question.
OECs accepts much of what science supports as facts regarding the age and life on earth. Evolutionist claim it was a random/natural process over long periods of time.. OECs claim it was designed by a creator over long periods of time. Humans, instead of random/natural, OECs believe humans were created in God's image. a body / soul / spirit and freewill
From my understanding, evolutionist assert that life began billions/millions of years ago as a "Primordial Soup" from which life first developed.
Have scientists duplicated this "Primordial Soup" in a lab and created life?
Try to keep replies and post on topic. My mention of God was to only explain OECs. I really hope a debate on whether God exists or does not exists does not erupt. All views welcome. Lets just don't debate about God here.
I found the following quote to get started:
"As of the time of this writing, no, scientists have never created cellular life in a laboratory from scratch. The technology simply does not yet exist to manipulate molecules with the precision required to create all of the inner workings of a cell, built one atom at a time.
However, many of the important building blocks of life have indeed been created in a laboratory, including amino acids, self-replicating RNA molecules, and self-sealing and self-replicating lipid bubbles (ie, cell membranes) which are profound steps toward the goal of one day creating fully-synthetic life."
Frequently Asked Questions | Evolution FAQ