THE CELL: cREATION OR EVOLUTION?
The cell is the basic building block of all living things. All living things are made up of cells and cells are the smallest basic unit of all living things. However, cells are not so simple and are actually very complex, which gives trouble to those who support evolutionist ideas. Specifically, those who believe that all life originated by random chance without any divine or supernatural authority have trouble explaining the origin and development of cells inside living things. All living things contain cells, including plant and animal species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular organisms and from the simplest living things that contain only one cell to the most complex living things that contain millions and billions of cells.
Discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, cells were named because of their similar appearance to the cells of a monastery, which further emphasises the Christian influence on science at the time that gradually was removed over the last four centuries in favor of a secular explanation for the origin of life. Today's scientists claim that cells first appeared on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago, however creationists dispute this time scale and argue that cells are part of the original special creation by God during the creation week 6,000 years ago.
Cells are are made up of a membrane wall that separates each individual cell and contains and encloses all of the cell components, which in turn are very complex themselves. Inside the cell are complex components such as proteins and nucleic acids, which are very important to the function of the cell and in turn very important to the total living organism. Proteins are large chained molecules that perform a variety of functions, including catalyzing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, cell signalization, and creating a cytoskeleton, or a complex network of filaments that provides structure to the cell. Proteins also have the important function of transporting important substances from one location within the cell to another location within the cell.
Nucleic acids are also extremely essential to the cell and are found inside all living organisms. Nucleic acids include both DNA and RNA, which are two different types of nucleic acids and contain long strands or biopolymers that contain important information about the function of the cell and the living organism. Scientists consider biomolecules the most important of all biomolecules and contain what scientists describe the "blueprints" for the function of the cell and all living organisms. In addition, the nucleic acids not only contain the information about the function of the cell, but this information is also transmitted to the appropriate molecules that implement this information. Therefore, the nucleic acids are like the "brain" of the cell and are located inside what is known as the nucleus of the cell.
Cells are divided into two main types: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. Prokaryotic cells are only associated with single celled microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea. Most prokaryotic cells contain a cell wall, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, plasmids and a nucleoid, which contains DNA material. The prokaryotic unit also commonly contains a unique feature called the flagellum, which contains proteins that aid in movement and communication between cells. Therefore, a single-celled organism is very complex and reflects the unique design of a powerful creator. The eukaryotic cell is associated with both singular celled organisms and multi-cellular organisms. Eukaryotic cells are much larger in size than prokaryotic cells and are therefore more complex, featuring a nucleus with nucleic acids and feature a compartmentalized structure containing-membrane based organelles while the plasma membrane encloses the cell.
Just a brief description of living cells showcases the talent of an all-powerful creator that designed all life on Earth. Evolutionists cannot even begin to explain how a simple living cell developed from non-organic material to organic material and gradually into the first cells. Some power and authority is obviously needed to make this occur and this process cannot be random and gradual. This process must have been at one time. The components of a cell cannot function independently and must have been created suddenly with all components in place and functioning properly. Anyone that suggests that cells of living organisms are part of a random chance process over millions of years is extremely naive and has bias against the idea of a single creator. The more that we learn about the complexity of life, the more we observe the work of a powerful creator.
Discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, cells were named because of their similar appearance to the cells of a monastery, which further emphasises the Christian influence on science at the time that gradually was removed over the last four centuries in favor of a secular explanation for the origin of life. Today's scientists claim that cells first appeared on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago, however creationists dispute this time scale and argue that cells are part of the original special creation by God during the creation week 6,000 years ago.
Cells are are made up of a membrane wall that separates each individual cell and contains and encloses all of the cell components, which in turn are very complex themselves. Inside the cell are complex components such as proteins and nucleic acids, which are very important to the function of the cell and in turn very important to the total living organism. Proteins are large chained molecules that perform a variety of functions, including catalyzing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, cell signalization, and creating a cytoskeleton, or a complex network of filaments that provides structure to the cell. Proteins also have the important function of transporting important substances from one location within the cell to another location within the cell.
Nucleic acids are also extremely essential to the cell and are found inside all living organisms. Nucleic acids include both DNA and RNA, which are two different types of nucleic acids and contain long strands or biopolymers that contain important information about the function of the cell and the living organism. Scientists consider biomolecules the most important of all biomolecules and contain what scientists describe the "blueprints" for the function of the cell and all living organisms. In addition, the nucleic acids not only contain the information about the function of the cell, but this information is also transmitted to the appropriate molecules that implement this information. Therefore, the nucleic acids are like the "brain" of the cell and are located inside what is known as the nucleus of the cell.
Cells are divided into two main types: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. Prokaryotic cells are only associated with single celled microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea. Most prokaryotic cells contain a cell wall, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, plasmids and a nucleoid, which contains DNA material. The prokaryotic unit also commonly contains a unique feature called the flagellum, which contains proteins that aid in movement and communication between cells. Therefore, a single-celled organism is very complex and reflects the unique design of a powerful creator. The eukaryotic cell is associated with both singular celled organisms and multi-cellular organisms. Eukaryotic cells are much larger in size than prokaryotic cells and are therefore more complex, featuring a nucleus with nucleic acids and feature a compartmentalized structure containing-membrane based organelles while the plasma membrane encloses the cell.
Just a brief description of living cells showcases the talent of an all-powerful creator that designed all life on Earth. Evolutionists cannot even begin to explain how a simple living cell developed from non-organic material to organic material and gradually into the first cells. Some power and authority is obviously needed to make this occur and this process cannot be random and gradual. This process must have been at one time. The components of a cell cannot function independently and must have been created suddenly with all components in place and functioning properly. Anyone that suggests that cells of living organisms are part of a random chance process over millions of years is extremely naive and has bias against the idea of a single creator. The more that we learn about the complexity of life, the more we observe the work of a powerful creator.
