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Originally Posted by Nic
Bacteria only develop immunity to antibiotics through natural selection. That is all that are not immune die and leave those that are immune to reproduce resulting in a higher number of immune bacteria.
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Well, to go from bacteria developing immunity to antibiotics to the evolution of the diversity of life we see today from primordial slime is a HUGE extrapolation that most scientists worth their salt (including myself) could not take seriously. But, of course, there is more compelling evidence for evolution on longer timescales (up to millions of years).
But as far as going from inanimate hydrogen, carbon, oxygen etc created through nuclear fusion in stars, to the most primitive form of life on Earth, we have not a clue at this time! One can say a "higher power" did it, but to my mind that is the same as saying something like "this is too hard, my head hurts". I am happy to acknowledge I do not know what is going on, but still know enough to survive and grow as a human being.
... I could go on for ever about these things. Whatever you think the world is/was/will-be in space & time, may be a very useful approximation from where you are standing, but nothing more. Your (and my) world view is ultimately flawed in every respect. An understanding of true reality cannot come from finite rational thinking even if there are up to 100 billion neurons on your side. I am comfortable acknowledging my essential inherent ignorance.