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Turk 182

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36. Life only comes from Life? Really?

Reply to imthevicar (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 05:19 PM

Aug 2015

While I don't know weather or not life on Earth was seeded from the stars, I do know a logical fallacy when I see one.
This whole "life can only come from life" statement begs the question. So, OK, if life only comes from other life, how was the first life created? It doesn't matter how far back you go, at some point there was no life, then there was. So somewhere, somewhen, things that were not alive became alive. If not "Primordial Organic Soup", than what and how? Your choice: 1- God, 2-Life, like God, has always existed, and 3-back to the Organic Soup + lightening. I vote for 3.

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Yeah Comet Hopper! burrowowl Nov 2014 #2

I just hope this pisses off the religious right mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #3

That was my thought... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #4

*snort!* 2naSalit Nov 2014 #6

Though actually ... starroute Nov 2014 #9

naaa, they have an excuse for everything... Javaman Nov 2014 #19

Oh yeah, I forgot about that mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #20

hahahha! CoffeeCat Nov 2014 #29

While it is cool.. gcomeau Nov 2014 #5

I think the greatest discovery is yet to come. zeemike Nov 2014 #7

It's the Green Slime!!!! robbob Nov 2014 #8

Yes! ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #12

Great, let's send the Koch bros there Quantess Nov 2014 #10

They'd hear "carbon", think "coal" and think it was great. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #15

This was so great to read. Thanks! C Moon Nov 2014 #11

Origin of Life 1. Life Came From Other Planets. Myth of the Organic Soup & Abiogenesis imthevicar Nov 2014 #13

Life only comes from Life? Really? Turk 182 Aug 2015 #36

This could prove life is plentiful throughout the universe. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #14

They found Spock? n/t maxrandb Nov 2014 #16

It's great, but not entirely unexpected n2doc Nov 2014 #17

*Simple* carbon compounds are widespread, but have nothing to do with life. eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #18

100% AndroBaby Nov 2014 #21

Amazing they were able to land on it brightone Nov 2014 #22

Another discovery: the comet is so hard, their hammer broke when they used the "desperate mode" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #23

I've been on glaciers that were so cold and hard that my titanium ice axe bounced off. FSogol Nov 2014 #24

The 'approaching sandstone' strength claim may be a bit misleading muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #25

Have to admit Feral Child Nov 2014 #26

This whole mission mikeysnot Nov 2014 #27

Carbonaceous meteorites have been known for centuries. cheapdate Nov 2014 #28

Holy Shit! Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #30

Just fround this Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #31

Looks like that paper was torn to bits buy the scientific community Quixote1818 Nov 2014 #34

The Journal of Cosmology is not "mainstream", cheapdate Nov 2014 #35

big deal olddots Nov 2014 #32

So we are made of star stuff. Carl Sagan was right. Monk06 Nov 2014 #33