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«The Final Appeal to Mankind» by Nicolai Levashov

further enhancing the stability and relative independence of the inner from the outer
environment. From this moment in the process of the evolution of life we may speak

of the emergence of the “protocell.”

Further evolution as a consequence of random and accidental mutations resulted in the
appearance of the first monocellular organisms. Some of these simple monocellular
organisms were silicon-based. Structurally inflexible and very sensitive, silicon-based
organisms were unable to adapt to the rapidly changing conditions of the environment.
They gradually disappeared and were replaced by carbon-based organisms.

All systems strive to obtain maximum stability and equilibrium. Under the impact of

the external environment, the earliest monocellular organisms were partially destroyed,
losing intracellular organic substances and suffering damage to the cellular membrane
itself. Only systems that could independently regain stability and restore structural
integrity were able to survive and continue evolving. This required the replenishment
of their losses.

Since the primeval ocean had very low concentrations of organic substances, it was

very difficult for monocellular organisms to extract what they needed to restore their
integrity. Let us recall the mechanisms involved in the formation of organic substances
from inorganic molecules of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc. This reaction
takes place when water, saturated by inorganic molecules and atoms, is struck by
electrical discharges generated by the differential of static electrical charge between

the Earth’s atmosphere and surface.

Electrical discharges curve the microspace around these substances, creating the
conditions for the bonding of carbon atoms in chains and the emergence of organic
molecules.

Synthesis of the simplest organic compounds must occur inside the monocellular
organisms themselves to enable them to restore and preserve their structure. The

synthesis of organic out of inorganic molecules is possible after a change in
microcosmic dimensions of a value of ∆λ ≈ 0.020203236. Neither simple nor
complex living organisms are able to create an electrical discharge comparable in
magnitude to that obtained from the atmosphere. In the course of evolution, however,
the simplest monocellular organisms evolved an intermediate version, which provided

the required value of ∆λ.

Remember that each molecule, each atom, changes its microcosm by a certain value.
The maximal change is caused by organic molecules. Very large organic molecules
like those of DNA and RNA make such a strong impact on their microcosm that simple
organic molecules in their vicinity disintegrate rather than synthesize into larger

structures. A change in microcosmic dimensions by a value of 0 < ∆λ ≤ 0.020203236
is necessary for the synthesis of organic from inorganic molecules. Such an impact on
the microcosm is effected by intermediate-sized organic molecules.

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