The problem of the origin of life is one of those on which the struggle between science and religion has not subsided for many years. Darwin's teachings, which dealt a sensitive blow to the religious picture of the world, are still attacked by theologians who defend the idea of ​ ​ creating the world by god. The author of the book traces the history of passionate disputes between defenders and critics of religion, from the standpoint of modern knowledge refutes the latest theological concepts directed against evolutionary theory.