In order to explore the two possibilities I calculated and studied
-the total mass of bio-atoms (atoms used in living matter) on the earth.
-the possible sources of energy on the early earth.
-the energy wavelengths that could be accepted by each bio-atom and
those which would be
rejected.
-the equilibrium constants in water of each bio-atom, in order to
know when each atom would
precipitate.
-the chemical and physical laws that would be at work in the
synthesis of atoms into molecules and in
the destruction of the same.
-possible mechanisms that could shield synthesized molecules from
destructive energy.
-the different forces that would be at work in the synthesis of
nucleo-acids versus proteins.
-how much information that could generate by chance.
-how much information was necessary for the smallest possible living entity.
There were also many questions connected with the points above that I
studied. And my conclusion after reading about one thousand
scientific articles and 300 books and doing my own calculations, was
that origin of life by chance (evolution) was impossible to the
highest degree, if the laws of nature as we know them were at work on
the early earth. When one theory (chance origin) is falsified, the
other had to be the correct one, even though it could not be directly
verified by scientific means. On the basis of my study I could not
identify the originator of life on earth as YHWH, the God of the
Tanakh, but only as one or more living entities.
supernatural faith versus scientific faith. Regarding long life-spans
under discussion, I do not see that they can be excluded on the basis
of biology and our knowledge of the human body, because the process
of aging is not understood.
Best regards,
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
Dear James,
While I personally think that Jim's theory is dead wrong, there is a huge
difference between the long life-spans of biblical characters (and those in
other works of literature as well) and the examples that you listed bellow.
Humans living hundreds of years is not only not a part of our present-day
experience. It is also totally impossible within our understanding of the
laws of nature as they stand at present. Theorizing that "nature was
different in the distant past" or the "God intervened in the cases of
certain chosen people" is a statement of faith, by its nature unprovable by
any scientific method known to us. As long as you admit that your position
depends on an acceptance of the biblical text as factually accurate out of
faith, that's fine. Comparing anyone who does not accept your faith with
children is derogatory, and has no place on this list.
Yigal Levin
Co-moderator, B-Hebrew
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