Intelligent Design

I'm kind of wondering now if the Intelligent Design proponents don't have a point. Their whole argument comes down to a gap in evolution, that is, how did the first cells come about. Evolution seems to be contingent upon cells with a genetic structure. How do you go from random chemicals to a biological machine?

Christian bible thumpers in particular really have a tough time with the contradiction in the bible as to how old the earth is and in particular evolutionary evidence to the contrary. For you see, God as they make him out to be and as I understand the concept is omnipotent; he can do anything. That being so he can create a universe mid stream with an existing history. In a single moment he can create all the moments to be and all that were. To use the same holes in logic against them the evidence is pretty clear that if there is a god he offers no proof of his existence and in fact it appears that he doesn't wish his existence known. It's truly an issue of faith.

Let me point out. This isn't a true theory as it doesn't predict anything as much as it is a hole in the evolutionary theory. I find it strange though that religious people try to use it. This is something the tin foil hat people that listen to the 2am radios shows about conspiracies and aliens would point out. This is because if cell development isn't natural then something else in the universe created biological cell. Much in the same way we are going to create nano machines. What if these nano machines were given an ability to evolve? They could then conceivably evolve naturally into intelligent beings. How would they explain the development of their first cells?

What if there exists in this universe a much simpler and easier to develop route to intelligent life? Say something akin to a cloud of nebula gas or some such other exotic concept of life. This other life form wanting to change it's environment would create machines and tools to do so. Nano machines are the ultimate technology of manufacturing and every technological intelligence I would think would develop them in due time. Biological cells might in fact be a form of nano machine particularly adapted to a planet such as earth. But as you can see this is a long stretch of the imagination and not something that should be taught in a classroom. We teach knowledge to children, not speculation.