He set out to calculate the chances of life happening all by itself. 

In his calculations, he made the assumption that the earth was five billion years old.

He then assumed life began on earth sometime during that time. 

The probability of the chances of life beginning by itself turned out to be just one chance against a number beginning with one, but with 40,000 zeros following it. 

That equated to absolutely no chance whatsoever of life beginning by itself, as the number of atoms in our universe is only a number beginning with one followed by 80 zeros. 

So Fred Hoyle then turned to outer space.

He conjectured that there were 100 billion galaxies and each one had a planet just like earth. 

He then did a calculation on that basis. Even with all this conjecturing, the answer for Fred was grim.  

Fred Hoyle said himself that the probability of life just happening by itself was equal to a tornado sweeping through a junkyard and after it had past, there standing would be a fully assembled Boeing 747. 

In other words, there was no chance of life happening by itself. Fred concluded that there must have been a “higher” being to start the process.

God’s word gives us the answer in Genesis 1:1 where it tells us: “God created the heavens and the earth”.    

But more than that, God sent his only Son to die for our sins so that we might have life everlasting with Him; for whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 

And in John 10:10 Jesus says: “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” 

Darryl Schwarz for the Christian Ministers Association. The You and the Church column appears in the Friday edition of the Wimmera Mail-Times.