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Chemisse

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15. Really? This has nothing to do with Russia and Trump. It is not analogous.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 02:02 PM

Dec 2017

This is nothing more than a 'what if'.

An object from outside of our solar system came through our region of space. There is no evidence or suggestion in this finding that life forms were transported here like seeds. That is quite a leap.

How do you know you don't already have "the truth", but are setting it aside because you want a more fanciful answer?

It is possible that life came from outside our solar system, but the simpler explanation is that it arose and evolved here. If actual evidence led elsewhere, I would be happy to explore the idea further, but right now it seems like a waste of energy.

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What If Life On Earth Didn't Start On Earth? [View all] Cattledog Dec 2017 OP

I think this will make a lot of people happy and a lot of people pissed Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #1

No, it's not. Igel Dec 2017 #17

I find this not only plausible but likely. kaotikross Dec 2017 #2

Except Thou Shall Not Kill hasnt slowed us down in trying to exterminate each other... Canoe52 Dec 2017 #12

I am perfectly content with the origin of life in our own primordial sea. Chemisse Dec 2017 #3

Nobody really knows, and thats the fun of it. kaotikross Dec 2017 #4

"why people seek"? They seek the truth, even if the truth turns out to be more complicated. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #7

Really? This has nothing to do with Russia and Trump. It is not analogous. Chemisse Dec 2017 #15

We explore with an open mind what-ifs because they stimulate creativity. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #16

I am reminded of the poster in the background of Fox Molder's room on x-files. Chemisse Dec 2017 #19

That life arose here without any outside influence seems more highly unlikely to me. gtar100 Dec 2017 #20

Carbon is the basis of life on Earth. Chemisse Dec 2017 #22

"the conglomeration of dust and debris coalescing around some central attractor" - huh? Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #24

Life in Sol System might be of local origin Vogon_Glory Dec 2017 #5

I wish tRump would self-deport back to Uranus. Instead we are stuck with Hisanus. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #6

LOL! 2naSalit Dec 2017 #9

It MAY tell us how life began on earth.... tomp Dec 2017 #8

Did we think that the words WhiteTara Dec 2017 #10

The words "we are stardust" refers to the fact that we are composed of atoms Nitram Dec 2017 #14

It just kicks the can down the road. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #11

I think it's a plausible hypothesis. Nitram Dec 2017 #13

Life grows on a planet, in death it gets encased in rock, which in due time gtar100 Dec 2017 #18

We Are the Martians ThoughtCriminal Dec 2017 #21

How long has that asteroid been in transit? NickB79 Dec 2017 #23