In a New Documentary, Origin, Paul Nelson and Ann Gauger Confront the Enigma of Chemical Evolution

Materialist accounts of origins face a dual challenge -- biological evolution and chemical evolution. The latter describes the problem of generating life from nonlife in the hostile environment of the early Earth. To call that problem overwhelming, given the resources of matter and energy alone -- in other words, blind churning -- doesn't begin to do it justice. It doesn't even begin to begin.

That's the takeaway from an effective new documentary from Illustra Media, Origin: Design, Chance a...