The human genome is estimated to consist over over three billion DNA base pairs. Lets look at how large of a number that represents. If we assume that the base pairs are acutally pairs (not true, the number is acutally larger) that number can be expressed as
2 raised to the power of 3,000,000,000000
Now consider the following:
2^8 = 256
2^10 = 1024
2^64 = 18446744073709551616
The number of atom in the known universe is estimated at 4.0e^81 or 2 ^ 271
Now think about that. Compare the size of every known atom 2 ^ 271 vs 2 ^ 3,000,000,000,000 Now think of this as a brute force attack against that number. How does random trial and error get to your DNA which is only ONE of the 2 ^ 3,000,000,000,000
The understanding of large numbers is what leads many scientists and mathematician to believe in God.
The understanding of large numbers is what leads many scientists and mathematician to believe in God.
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As well as the opposite.
Untold millions (or was that billions) of galaxies. Estimates of 4-40 billion planets that might be capable of supporting life.
“Now think of this as a brute force attack against that number. How does random trial and error get to your DNA ...”
Well, it’s not a “brute force attack”, whatever that means. Starting out with much fewer base pairs, and only saving the ones that work is how it happened. There is little randomness in the conservation of connected base pairs that promote their own reproduction.
“The understanding of large numbers is what leads many scientists and mathematician to believe in God.”
I’ve read where mathmaticians are one of the least likely groups to believe in Evolution. IIRC, biologists are also fairly high up there - mainly due to the mathamatical odds.
And I’m not sure if the odds you posted are still good, seeing as they have recently discovered that the DNA code doesn’t just direct proteins, but also controls genes. So the DNA strand now contains twice as much information than we thought a couple of years ago.
http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/12/12/scientists-discover-double-meaning-in-genetic-code/