“Life cannot have had a random beginning ... The trouble is that there are about 2000 enzymes, and the chance of obtaining them all in a random trial is only one part in 10^40,000, an outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup.”
― Evolution from Space: A Theory of Cosmic Creationism
― Evolution from Space: A Theory of Cosmic Creationism
“A junkyard contains all the bits and pieces of a Boeing 747, dismembered and in disarray. A whirlwind happens to blow through the yard. What is the chance that after its passage a fully assembled 747, ready to fly, will be found standing there? So small as to be negligible, even if a tornado were to blow through enough junkyards to fill the whole Universe.”
― The Intelligent Universe: A New View of Creation and Evolution
― The Intelligent Universe: A New View of Creation and Evolution
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