This could start a good conversation...?

Question

So if you believe in the Big Bang theory and not Original Creation, can you explain how organic matter (i.e bacteria and single celled organisms) came to be when there was only inorganic material such as metals and rocks and gasses. And if you believe in that theory, what is to say that inorganic matterial could not create organic matterial again?

Answer 1

Organic material is chemistry with carbon and there was plenty of that no matter how Earth came into being.

In the 1950s, Harold Urey suggested that the Earth started with a reducing atmosphere, since all of the outer planets in our solar system-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune- have this kind of atmosphere. A reducing atmosphere contains methane, ammonia, hydrogen and water. The Earth is clearly special in this respect, in that it contains an oxygen atmosphere which is clearly of biological origin.

Anyway, Urey made a bottle of this type of primitive atmosphere and fired electric arcs to simulate lightning. Jupiter and Saturn and Earth all have atmospheric lightning, so he reasoned it was unlikely that primitive Earth was free of lightning.

After cooking his soup with electric arcs, building blocks of life, including amino acids, were formed.

Later experiments even brought simple cellular life similar to yeast out of the organic stew. There was still no nucleus or spontaneous replication, but it was definitely a cell wall metabolizing simple compounds.

Answer 2

You're right, it could start a good conversation. I haven't done a lot of research on the subject, mostly just looking at the evolutionist's arguments, but I would highly reccommend getting the video series by Kent Hovind. Creation Seminar Parts 1-7. They're kinda hard to find, but he addresses that experiment the guy did in the 60s.

Actually he didn't have oxygen in the experiment, because it would have destroyed any amino acids. Only, without oxygen, there would be no ozone layer, and therefore the ultraviolet radiation from the sun would also have destroyed the amino acids. And then he had to make a trap so that the amino acids wouldn't go through the spark a second time, once they were made. Because if they did, the spark would destroy them. yes sir, that ol' earth sure was hard on them amino acids.

Answer 3

The basis for life is amino acids. In a lab experiment in the 60's, I believe, a man combined the early elements found on the Earth's surface - carbon, oxygen, nitrogen,etc., and subjected it to electrical discharges (simulated lightning). The result was some basic amino acids - necessary to life. It's theorized that over millions of years, combinations of these elements began the first 'reproducing' compounds; but - it's only a theory.

If it truly did happen that way here on Earth - it's pretty likely it would happen elsewhere where a planet had conditions that supported these events.

Answer 4

Well, building blocks for organic material (carbon) were created in the great factories of the universe, stars and were disperse throughout the cosmos through super novae.

Answer 5

what do you think you living tissue of made of?

special pixie dust organic materials?


all of your cells, chemicals, and what not consist of inorganic materials. As it was pointed out, Carbon is the base of life and not "organic.

As for happening again, why not? Take certain circumstances it could happen.

Answer 6

Organic material does not have to be living. Pencil lead is organic. Coal is organic. Diamonds are organic. Any material with carbon is organic.

Answer 7

I believe in you. I'm a rookie science nut and don't go for the conspiracy theories.

Answer 8

and then that stuff was hit by lightning.