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</ref> However, the current [[origin of life|naturalistic explanations for the origin of life are inadequate]].<br />

</ref> However, the current [[origin of life|naturalistic explanations for the origin of life are inadequate]].<br />

The theory of evolution is incomplete without an understanding of the origin of life. Modern science has been unable to discern how life could have arisen naturally. A survey of the genetic code of life reveals that all life on Earth uses the same twenty [[Amino acid|amino acids]] and the same coding system. This code uses a four letter system where groups of three form [[codon|codons]] which instruct the cell which amino acid to add, and in what order, for the construction of a protein. Since there are four possible letters and three per codon this equates to sixty-four possible codons. Because three of these are used as stop commands, the remaining sixty-one codons each call for an amino acid with some overlap in amino acid assignment.<br />

The origin of life is part of the evolutionary paradigm (see: [https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]).

It has been pointed out that a few forms of life have slightly different codings by repurposing one of the stop commands to code for an amino acid. In most cases this allows the organism to evade the defenses of a host that it infects. Now these non-standard codes are obvious degenerate forms that have mutated from the original code.<br />

In the book, ''Designed to Evolve'', the following case is made: If the genetic code of life evolved from simpler forms, we would expect that there would be more variance in the genetic code. These degenerate forms of the code in some lifeforms indicate that the code could have been written differently. But the pattern of variance is what would be expected if the common code was the starting point and the alternate forms being mutations from the common. Furthermore, if the common code evolved from a simpler code, then there should be more variance in the genetic code. As it is, the genetic code represents a strong intelligent design signal that is written in the genomes of all life on Earth.<ref>http://www.designed2evolve.com</ref>

== Richard Dawkins and evolutionary quackery ==

== Richard Dawkins and evolutionary quackery ==