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Many people around the world do not believe that God exists, classifying themselves as atheists. Others believe that God exists, but they haven't proven His existence. Still others, the agnostics, aren't sure whether He exists or not. This article was taken in part from Hope has Arrived:
What if we could travel through the microscopic world and enter the amazing environment of a single, solitary, minuscule human cell—just one of the trillions in your body? What an amazing world of wonder we would encounter! There, within this infinitesimally small and elegantly ordered domain, we would see complicated molecular machinery busily carrying out the functions that make our lives on earth possible! Traveling to the heart of the cell—its nucleus—we would find the "brains" of this invisible, unfathomably small world: an incredibly thin, unbelievably long strand of atoms that form a molecule, the existence of which is truly a miracle.
This Miracle of DNA brought British philosopher, Dr. Antony Flew, a leading spokesperson for atheism, to re-think his stance on chance. Scientific discoveries within the last 30 years brought him to a conclusion he could not avoid. In a video interview in December 2004 he stated, "Super-intelligence is the only good explanation for the origin of life and the complexity of nature." Prominent in his conclusion were the discoveries of DNA. Here's why.
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DNA in our cells is very similar to an intricate computer program. In the photo above, you see that a computer program is made up of a series of ones and zeros (called binary code). The sequencing and ordering of these ones and zeros is what makes the computer program work properly.
In the same way, DNA is made up of four chemicals, abbreviated as letters A, T, G, and C. Much like the ones and zeros, these letters are arranged in the human cell like this: CGTGTGACTCGCTCCTGAT and so on. The order in which they are arranged instructs the cell's actions.
What is amazing is that within the tiny space in every cell in your body, this code is three billion letters long!!
To grasp the amount of DNA information in one cell, "a live reading of that code at a rate of three letters per second would take thirty-one years, even if reading continued day and night." Wait, there's more.
It has been determined that 99.9% of your DNA is similar to everyone's genetic makeup. What is uniquely you comes in the fractional difference in how those three billion letters are sequenced in your cells.
For those who do not believe in an Almighty God who created life, and who designed it for His own wonderful purposes, the existence of this remarkable molecule is quite a hurdle to clear! Scientists exploring the origin of life but failing to consider a Divine Designer find themselves facing the proverbial "chicken and egg" dilemma, since the proteins used to read the DNA code are, themselves, created using the DNA code! The detailed information in DNA cannot be read without complex, specialized proteins, designed for the task of decoding it. Yet the complex, specialized proteins cannot be created without the detailed instructions stored within DNA!
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project (that mapped the human DNA structure) said that one can "think of DNA as an instructional script, a software program, sitting in the nucleus of the cell."
Perry Marshall, an information specialist, comments on the implications of this. "There has never existed a computer program that wasn't designed...[whether it is] a code, or a program, or a message given through a language, there is always an intelligent mind behind it."
Just as former atheist Dr. Antony Flew questioned, it is legitimate to ask oneself regarding this three billion letter code instructing the cell...who wrote this script? Who placed this working code, inside the cell?
It's like walking along the beach and you see
in the sand, "Mike loves Michelle." You know the waves rolling up on the
beach didn't form that--a person wrote that. It is a precise message.
It is clear communication. In the same way, the DNA structure is a
complex, three-billion-lettered script, informing and directing the
cell's process.
On June 26, 2000, President Clinton congratulated those who completed the human genome sequencing. President Clinton said, "Today we are learning the language in which God created life. We are gaining ever more awe for the complexity, the beauty, the wonder of God's most divine and sacred gift." Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, followed Clinton to the podium stating, "It is humbling for me and awe inspiring to realize that we have caught the first glimpse of our own instruction book, previously known only to God."
According to the Bible (which is itself incredibly complex) God is not only the Author of our existence, but he is the Relationship that makes our existence meaningful. All the intangibles in life that we crave...enough strength for any situation, joy, wisdom, and knowing we are loved...God alone gives these to us as we listen to him and trust him. He is our greatest, reliable guide in life. Just as he has engineered DNA to instruct the cell, he offers to instruct us to make our lives function well, for his glory and for our sake, because he loves us.
Why is DNA important? It's one more proof for God. He designed our bodies. He can also be trusted to design your life. Have you ever begun a relationship with God? This explains how you can: Knowing God Personally.
For further evidence that seeks to answer the question, "Is God real?" please see Is There a God?
To explore more on this subject, see the feature article Real Life.
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How can one explain this sophisticated messaging, coding, residing in our cells? When looking at the DNA structure within the human body, we cannot escape the presence of intelligent (incredibly intelligent) design. As science reveals more and more wonders of the human body and of life on earth, we can lift our voices to God alongside King David of Israel, saying, "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14)!
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The law of biogenesis tells us life only comes from preexisting life. Worms come from worms. Mold comes from mold spores. Human children come from human adults. No science lab has ever been able to create life. Science has never been able to get something living from something non-living. No scientist has been able to recreate replicating DNA in a laboratory. The inability of scientists to create life from non-life is not just a "god-of-the-gaps" problem, it is an insurmountable roadblock to the theory of evolution. When I look at my body and all of its intricacies, millions of cells working together in perfect harmony, I say, "Yes, God is there!"
