A Designed Universe 被设计出来的宇宙.PDF

A Designed Universe Since Darwins Origin of Species (1859), many have felt survival of the fittest is the source of apparent design in nature rather than God. Yet recently serious objections have been raised against the ability of evolution to explain either the origin of life or its diversity. (1) Consequently, the force of design as evidence for a supernatural alternative is strengthened 1859 (1) In any case, biological evolution can hardly explain design in the nonliving part of nature. And it is just here that recent advances in science have uncovered far more evidence of design than was known in Darwins time or even in the 1970s. Let us consider some of this evidence. 1970 The Right Chemistry All life on earth depends on the cooperation of many complex biochemicals, each containing thousands or even millions of atoms. These include DNA and RNA, which store and transmit information by which living cells operate; and proteins, which provide structural material and speed up chemical reactions so that plants and animals can respond quickly to external changes. These molecules are enormously complex and detailed structures carrying on particular, specialized tasks. Such organization presents a serious challenge to the idea that life arose by chance rather than design, but that is not our subject here. (2) DNA RNA (2) On a much simpler level, such chemicals as carbon, phosphorus and water suggest that life didnt 1 just happen. Carbon is the only element in existence which forms chains of almost unlimited length, needed for DNA, RNA and protein. All the carbon in our universe apparently formed inside stars and was scattered over space as stars exploded. Yet by two coordinated quirks carbon is a common element rather than a very rare one. Carbon is formed by combining three heli