Atheists/Evolutionists: Where did the FIRST life come from?

Question

I'm not talking about what something can do once it's alive; I'm talking about getting a living thing in the first place. What caused the first one-celled amoeba?

First of all, "Evolutionists" is a real term, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionist. Also this question could be directed toward evolutionists, materialists, humanists, atheists, and Darwinists.

Second, those of you who have stated that the amoeba is not the first life and not simple...very good. Also those who say that evolution does not deal with the beginning...you are right! That's part of the point. For unguided naturalistic macroevolution to be true, the first life must have generated spontaneously from nonliving chemicals. Unfortunately spontaneous generation of life has never been observed. One of the most fundamental observations in all of science has been that life arises only from similar existing life. Panspermia doesn't solve the problem; who made the intelligent aliens? Abiogenesis doesn't solve it either. Guess what does? Either creation or theistic evolution. Either way the first life came from God.

Answer 1

Your question displays an astounding lack of knowledge. Amoebae are incredibly advanced compared to the first life on the planet.

I DO KNOW it didn't come from somebody going KERPOW.

Basic protein and lipid units are actually quite simple to form. How that became self-replicating, I don't know. That is why people are still looking for answers.

Incidentally, panspermia isn't an answer, if anyone gives it. That just shifts the point of origin, it doesn't explain the mechanism.

Answer 2

The first one was not call amoeba dear an amoeba is much to advanced a culture to have been the original life form You are trying to get back to your fantasy God creation again. I'm sorry to say you need to come out of your cocoon of ignorance stop worrying that you are going to loose your little piece of la la land of eternity and worrying that your fantasy boogie man Satan will take a bite of your butt if you dare to think. The first life form originated when a certain number of chemical reactions came together under curtain natural conditions of energy. Now I am anticipating your next question why isn't it still happening? Well it is a big world for such tiny lifeforms for all we know it might still be happening somewhere in this big world. Now do a little research for yourself on the subject and get back to me. BB, Boop Oop A Doop!

Answer 3

Whatever causes and conditions bring an amoeba into existence chemically and biologically. Your question assumes that there was never any life prior to the amoeba though, and this, according to Buddhist philosophy is linear thinking about linear time and so forth... Buddhism doesn't believe in such things as a finite beginning nor a finite "end" to anything.

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Answer 4

I don't know what an Evolutionist is, but your question is flawed, because a one-celled amoeba would not have been the "first life." Many combinations of complex, naturally occuring chemicals (such as amino acids) display many of the characteristics of life.

It is the natural combination of those various compounds that created the earliest, most simple forms of self-replicating life.

Answer 5

No one knows the answer to this. Evolution only addresses the data we have on what has happened from looking at the evidence since life got here. It does not depend on nor address the origins of life. This is why it is for many compatible with a belief in deity.

There are a few scientific theories about how life could have arisen by natural forces. It would make my answer really long to go into them. I'll post a link.

Answer 6

That's such a good question! All the materials needed for life are present IN SPACE. That's right! That's exactly where they originated.

Evidently, you can say in one sense or another, the universe is alive. People argue till the cows come home: creation vs. evolution. Maybe it's the SAME THING.

Answer 7

Well, to answer that question you have to understand proteins, carbon structure, biomass and such. There is no way to answer your simplistic answer in this forum. I would suggest reading some books on Biology.
And, pray tell, did something or someone have to CAUSE it to happen? The better way to put it is to ask 'How did the amoeba evolve' since nothing just pops into existence. Life came about through a LONG, complicated and difficult process of evolution.

Answer 8

2 tremendous classes to visual show unit; The Universe on the heritage Channel, search for the episode titled "the vast Bang". For a short version inspect the first 5 minutes of an X-information episode "The sixth Extinction" in accordance with Richard Leakey's idea. each and each will clarify how we went from being unmarried celled organisms to correctly existence as all of us understand it.

Answer 9

Electricity from lightening can cause regular water to change into a simple amino acid.And also life may be able to travel on comets and if they hit the right point on the surface (like Water) then it may start the flourishing of life.Now I definitely not a scientist but this is generally what i have heard--BTW I'm agnostic not atheist.

Answer 10

Then why are you asking people who study evolution?

Evolution says nothing about how life STARTED. Only how it developed once it was here.

The first life forms were probably nothing more than self-replicating strands of RNA. DNA and Proteins are also contenders, but the fact that RNA can both encode information AND act as an enzyme seems to point to an RNA origin.

Wrap up RNA in a simple bi-lipid membrane, say, by churning oil and water and the RNA violently, and voila, you have the simplest protocell.

Evolution can take over at this point.