According to the cell theory "The first cell did not originate from a preexisting cell."....?

Question

The question is, can we use this Microcosm as a Macrocosm?

sorry if you're growing weary of me, please be patient, my aim is to learn.

Explanation:

First cell came from nothing. (Microcosm)

Universe came from nothing [Creation] (Macrocosm)

Answer 1

One must understand that the concept of "life only from life" predated the concepts necessary to forge an understanding of abiogenesis.

We now know that life exists on a spectrum. It is not binary -- Life or Nonlife. For example, a virus ... alive or no? A semipermeable bilipid vessel that has a self-catalyzing reaction going on inside it... life or not? But the earliest scientists who dealt with origins did not have this knowledge, life WAS binary for them, so life could only come from life.

The first full fledged 'cell' arose from a proto cell, which would have been nothing more than a lipid vessel containing some self replicating molecules, which arose from the churning of these chemicals in a primordial sea.

In essence, you and I are literally nothing more than the 6 billion year old continuation of that original chemical reaction. After all, your particular metabolism is a continuation of your parents, and their parents, and .... andandand.... until you get right back to the first cell that founded the entire evolutionary tree we observe.

Answer 2

The first proto cells weren't actually cells. They were tiny bubbles of rainwater runoff draining off of rocks near the ocean. The earth had a reducing atmosphere at the time, and so with the addition of a little lightning, various proteins, amino acids, and RNA fragments got trapped inside the proto-cells in the runoff.Apparently, one, or a few of those had sufficient ingredients to act like a virus, or some other protocell mechanism. Once such a mechanism began replicating itself, it became only a matter of time before life as we know it came to be. Personally, though, I suspect that such mechanisms couldn't happen merely by chance. The odds are really stacked against it.

Answer 3

I am growing weary and I don't believe you since creationists come here and lie about this constantly when they are really listing setups from some creationist Q&A guide trying to score points with the fundies in the cheap seats. Read a book if you really want to know.

Answer 4

Please explain further. IWhat do you mean by using the microcosm as a macrocosm? Do you mean that the microcosm is reflective of the macrocosm?

Answer 5

Phew! I think I heard some of these theories explained in the movie "Young Frankenstien"...
Only Gene Wildeer does it with much more class....

Answer 6

i think im more a macro size man myself

Answer 7

your question hurts my brain.