The mystery of Life: Picture this: one egg, and one sperm. They unite, and form a fertilized embryo. All the cells in an embryo are identical. Then the cells begin to clump together...

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Picture this: one egg, and one sperm. They unite, and form a fertilized embryo. All the cells in an embryo are identical. Then the cells begin to clump together and actually become different from each other. The mystery is how identical cells know to form different things such as skin, eyes, brain, or bone. There is no central command center.

A pretty good argument for some supreme intelligence or guiding hand, no?

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

ACP45 wrote:

Picture this: one egg, and one sperm. They unite, and form a fertilized embryo. All the cells in an embryo are identical. Then the cells begin to clump together and actually become different from each other. The mystery is how identical cells know to form different things such as skin, eyes, brain, or bone. There is no central command center.

A pretty good argument for some supreme intelligence or guiding hand, no?

Perhaps...
But then one must take into consideration cell a******lities that can lead to horrible conditions or death of the fetus...

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

Perhaps...
But then one must take into consideration cell a******lities that can lead to horrible conditions or death of the fetus...

It is a good argument but we don’t know. It is speculation.

Bruce123

RascalRiley wrote:

It is a good argument but we don’t know. It is speculation.

From my perspective when God created life on earth this is what happened.
1- Microbes have been detected very high up in the atmosphere all the way to lakes that lie thousands of feet under the Antarctic ice sheets.
2- volcanic vents thousands of feet under the ocean have thriving colonies of bacteria around them.
I cannot believe that random chemical reactions created all the life that surrounds us.

Romans chapter 1 verse 19- 20 tells us that God has made it plain to the world that He exists. Most of the chapter is speaking to what's going on in today's culture and God plainly tells us what to expect .

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

Perhaps...
But then one must take into consideration cell a******lities that can lead to horrible conditions or death of the fetus...

Nothing is perfect CD. Genetic mutations or a******l cell growth occurs, environmental toxins (think Ohio trains disaster as an example), radiation, EMF, etc. But thankfully those are rare. But if all life comes from one fertilized cell, by what mechanism do cells differentiate? Who or what controls that?

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

Bruce123 wrote:

From my perspective when God created life on earth... (show quote)

You and ACP45 make feasible arguments but we really don’t know who or controls that.

The Abrahamic religions cannot agree and there are/have been countless other religions.

Intelligent design is a strong possibility.

Bruce123

RascalRiley wrote:

You and ACP45 make feasible arguments but we really don’t know who or controls that.

The Abrahamic religions cannot agree and there are/have been countless other religions.

Intelligent design is a strong possibility.

God gives every man a measure of faith. However much He gives ......weather it be a lot or a small amount is sufficient to believe in Him.

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

RascalRiley wrote:

You and ACP45 make feasible arguments but we really don’t know who or controls that.

The Abrahamic religions cannot agree and there are/have been countless other religions.

Intelligent design is a strong possibility.

RR, isn't intelligent design just another name for God, or a supreme being or intelligence?

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

ACP45 wrote:

RR, isn't intelligent design just another name for God, or a supreme being or intelligence?

Yes. It is similar.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

ACP45 wrote:

Picture this: one egg, and one sperm. They unite, and form a fertilized embryo. All the cells in an embryo are identical. Then the cells begin to clump together and actually become different from each other. The mystery is how identical cells know to form different things such as skin, eyes, brain, or bone. There is no central command center.

A pretty good argument for some supreme intelligence or guiding hand, no?

God says He knits us together while we're in the womb. The number of a******ns may have finally made Him angry since they're a gift to parents and grandparents. And sometimes aunts and uncles.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

Perhaps...
But then one must take into consideration cell a******lities that can lead to horrible conditions or death of the fetus...

Which is a word coined by a******nist to make it sounds less than human. Carried to a full term and birthed, it's always a human. With or without problems. It's never a cat, dog, or a missing link.

F.D.R.

ACP45 wrote:

Picture this: one egg, and one sperm. They unite, and form a fertilized embryo. All the cells in an embryo are identical. Then the cells begin to clump together and actually become different from each other. The mystery is how identical cells know to form different things such as skin, eyes, brain, or bone. There is no central command center.

A pretty good argument for some supreme intelligence or guiding hand, no?

Well, I wasn't going to say anything but since you brought it up, I've been tinkering with the process for quite some time now and I think it still needs a few tweaks although some times my sense of humor just gets in the way.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

ACP45 wrote:

But if all life comes from one fertilized cell, by what mechanism do cells differentiate? Who or what controls that?

Dexoyribonucleic Acid.

LostAggie66 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)

ACP45 wrote:

Nothing is perfect CD. Genetic mutations or a******l cell growth occurs, environmental toxins (think Ohio trains disaster as an example), radiation, EMF, etc. But thankfully those are rare. But if all life comes from one fertilized cell, by what mechanism do cells differentiate? Who or what controls that?

good question

LostAggie66 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)

RascalRiley wrote:

Yes. It is similar.

Yes it is similar.