What made nonliving things(elements) become live?

Question

We know ther was 1cell beeins and they evolved...but what made molecules to link into something live?
That is basic of life on Earth? Is there nonreligious answer?

I would like to get NONRELIGIOUS answer. That is why I put this question in this sector!

Answer 1

For starters, you'll have to define what exactly "life" is. It is not an either/or thing, there are shades of gray. Take a virus, for example. It's biological (organic), and it reproduces. But when you look at it, it's hardly anything more than some RNA inside a protein coat. We know the basics of how viruses work pretty well; there's no divine magic involved.

The very first "life" forms were in all likelihood little more than self-replicating molecules. (We know of several good candidates.) They were probably pretty fragile, until some of them developed an outer protective coating. Those were better protected from the elements and thus had a survival advantage, so they out-replicated the bare molecules. Some time later (millions of years), groups of these would cluster together, and a mutation occurred which made it more beneficial for them to cooperate than compete against one another, and they became dependent on each other, forming the first multi-cellular life forms. Still later, some of the cells in the cluster would mutate to take on different functions, and cell specialization began. Thus started the long road toward complex multicellular life.

You asked for a nonreligious answer, I hope this qualifies. Pay no attention to the answer by the Jesus junkie above, what he writes is almost 100% exactly wrong. Evolution is NOT a belief system like creationism, but an extremely well-tested system. That some religious fundies are too uneducated and too hostile toward science to ever see evolution as anything more than a threat to their own sacred beliefs (opinions) does not change the fact that evolution is provably and demonstrably real.

Answer 2

Most people believe that the final protein linkages happened due to electrical discharges (lightning). It's already been demonstrated that the amino acids and peptide chains necessary for life can be built from arc-discharge reactions near the surface of a chemical solution.

Doug

Answer 3

It depends on what you mean by that. Through miracles, yes, There have been documented instances in which people have been raised from the dead. Through science, sometimes. Hearts can be socked back into functioning. Read Frankenstein. Has great insights on the deadly powers of science when used incorrectly.

Answer 4

The moment that the first self-replicating unit of matter came to exist would be a good candidate for the start of life.

Answer 5

You'd probably get good results under the Biology section. However, since you asked here, I have to think that you are not seeking a true answer, but simply for some one to say, "Exactly! It couldn't have happened without God!!".

Answer 6

I am not religious, but I consider every atom in the universe to be alive, so the idea of non-living is not in question for anything I know of or don't know of.

Answer 7

Are you kidding? Evolution IS a religious answer. No one was there when it began soit simply cannot be proved by science. Whatever you believe(been taught) is just faith in that philosophy. So snap out of your biased thinking and start welcoming more objective thinking. No one has proved anything wrong in the bible yet,so why in the world would you accept a far less accurate theory?