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Apr 2, 2026 14 min

The Genetic Code: evidence for God

from Faith and Science Hosted by 3ABN Australia Radio

Where did the 3 billion base pairs of complex, self-replicating information stored inside human DNA originate? Just like sophisticated software requires a computer programmer, stored genetic data points directly to an intelligent Source rather than blind chance. In this episode, we investigate how molecular information provides irrefutable evidence for God and foundational support for Christian apologetics. Evaluating genetic systems through a biblical worldview exposes the scientific flaws in secular origin stories. Dr. John Ashton confronts the evolutionary belief that unguided chemical reactions assembled functional genetic code and self-correcting information systems from non-living matter. He explains how producing functional DNA requires pre-existing living environments, precise molecular chirality, and complex ribosome code readers that are themselves coded by the very DNA they read. This absolute chemical impossibility of generating functional genetic software by random chance demonstrates that life requires a supernatural, supreme Programmer. In this episode, you will hear: Why DNA functions like high-level computer code that humans still cannot replicate or write from scratch. The ultimate chicken-and-egg dilemma: why DNA code cannot be read without a ribosome that is itself built from DNA instructions. How mathematical probabilities and chemical chirality rule out the spontaneous generation of functional proteins. Why observed biological changes always involve a loss or corruption of genetic information rather than the gain of new features. Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists

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