even the most sentient and sapient of life is ultimately composed of the same matter that makes up everything else in the universe
A diamond is just a piece of coal. Is it not? So where does the extra value of diamonds come from? The answer is that the extra value is in the molecular organization. It is the organization that makes the difference.
The point is that the scientific secular view is misrepresented here and hopelessly biased. Matter embodies intelligence in the way and manner it is organized. Not all organizations of matter are equivalent. Matter can indeed self organize into open ended extremely intelligent organizations such as the human organism. So... life is ultimately composed... is really a demagogic reduction of what science discovers about the universe.
The two views are therefore entirely compatible and coherent.
If a creationist offers you a two line answer to a deep philosophical question start to be suspicious.
A diamond is just a piece of coal. Is it not? So where does the extra value of diamonds come from? The answer is that the extra value is in the molecular organization. It is the organization that makes the difference.
The point is that the scientific secular view is misrepresented here and hopelessly biased. Matter embodies intelligence in the way and manner it is organized. Not all organizations of matter are equivalent. Matter can indeed self organize into open ended extremely intelligent organizations such as the human organism. So... life is ultimately composed... is really a demagogic reduction of what science discovers about the universe.
The two views are therefore entirely compatible and coherent.
If a creationist offers you a two line answer to a deep philosophical question start to be suspicious.