What about " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth....."  Gen 1:1
 or what about  John 1:2&3
"The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. "

I don't know, I just have to believe God created all things, amoeba's included.  All things are His creation, we're just lucky to have unlocked some of His 'secrets'.

So, any thoughts on how symbiotic relationships can form independently, which is what I really see as the root of this question?  The late Michael Crichton answered this question by having one of his characters declare that this couldn't be directed by an outside intelligence because, "that would be creationism!"

I've always hated that term, btw; I think it denigrates the Creator.

Any other answers?

I read a couple of those, one in particular that I'd like a little more detail on.  I'm druggeofd up pretty good at the moment, so I'll look for more info tomorrow.


btw, this all reminded me of a couple of young adult novels by Scott Westerberg that I read last year involving vampire-like people with a scientific explanation involving parasites.  He interspersed several stories of real parasites throughout the book.

It either ate Adam's belly button (the one no one is really sure he had) or it ate the chicken or the egg (no one is sure which came first).  Or, it might have eaten the rock that God might be able to create which is to heavy for himself to lift.

Unfortunately, marc, everyone has overlooked the obvious answer to your original question. 

And the answer is - IT DEPENDS ON THE RESTAURANT THE AMOEBA IS AT!