random chance?

If life begins and is developed by random chance, then mathematicians get in on the action when it comes to Darwinian evolution. If random chance is an option, one begins to see how improbable it is for life to form in this way. One example I find fascinating is a protein molecule.

A minimally complex cell would need between 300 and 500 protein molecules. The odds of only one protein molecule forming by chance are 1 to 10125. This is a huge number. A number you can’t even comprehend. Michael Behe, author of Darwin’s Black Box, gives an example of what these odds look like.

Take three grains of sand and paint them red. Then hide them individually somewhere in the Sahara desert. Send a friend out to find the grains. They have to pick only three times and each time it has to be one of those red grains. One other thing. They have to do this blindfolded! The odds of your friend finding those three grains and choosing correctly? 1 to 10125.

Now you can see why questions are being raised.