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In this series, we are exploring why the theory of evolution does not seem to provide a solid explanation for human existence. Each article will focus on one key example where evolution feels scientifically weak or logically impossible. Instead of blindly accepting the idea that “everything just evolved,” we are carefully analyzing the first steps of life, complexity, and human uniqueness.
Today’s article looks at the very beginning of life — the point before evolution could even start.
A Simple Analogy
Imagine walking along a beach and finding a smartphone lying in the sand. You could describe how later models of the phone became faster, slimmer, and more advanced, but that would not explain how the very first phone assembled itself out of sand and seawater. The problem is not small — it is foundational. Unless you can explain how the first phone came to be, the rest of the story is incomplete.
This is the same challenge faced when we ask: how did life itself begin?
Life’s First Mystery
Evolution is often presented as a complete explanation for how humans and other creatures exist. But what is often left unspoken is that evolution begins after life has already started. The real mystery lies in the very first step: how did lifeless matter become the first living cell?
A living cell is not just a bag of chemicals. It is a miniature factory. Inside, there are recipes (DNA), machines to read those recipes, and engines to power the work. All three are required at the same time. If you only have recipes but no machine to read them, nothing happens. If you have machines but no recipes, they build nothing. And if you have recipes and machines but no source of fuel or a protective container, the system collapses immediately.
That is the puzzle: how could such a tightly interdependent system appear from plain chemistry, without guidance?
Scientific Attempts
Scientists have suggested different ideas to bridge this gap. Some say the early oceans were like a “primordial soup,” rich in chemicals that somehow joined together into life. But chance cannot realistically assemble the complexity of a living cell. Others suggest an “RNA World,” where simple molecules began copying themselves, but these molecules are fragile and fall apart quickly. Still others propose that life arrived from outer space, through comets or meteors. But this only shifts the question: where did life begin in the first place?
Each attempt highlights the same truth: the first step of life remains unexplained.
Why This Matters
If the origin of life cannot be explained, evolution has no starting point. It can only describe changes in life after it exists; it cannot tell us how life began. That missing first step is not a minor detail — it is the foundation of the entire story. Without it, the chain of evolution hangs in midair, unsupported.
Looking Ahead
In the next article of this series, we will move beyond the question of life’s origin and look at the genetic code in DNA. Like a carefully written program, DNA contains instructions that guide every living process. But where did such a precise language come from, if there was no mind behind it?
Stay with us as we continue to examine the weaknesses of the evolutionary model and search for a deeper explanation of human existence.
