Re: Evidence for panspermia theory

Which is why panspermia is being considered as a serious
scientific endeavor. I am not at all advocating
panspermia. But one has to admit it would be an important
discovery if extra terrestrial life was found.

For someone earlier that asked. Hoyle was one of the
first to talk about panspermia in its modern version. He
advocated this along with his steady state universe, and
believed that life has always been part of the universe,
just like the universe has always been.

Crick's version of panspermia is called "directed
panspermia". Since the universe is so vast it is unlikely
that life, even if it formed elsewhere, would be able to
find a environmentally friendly planet like earth to seed,
without the intervention of some intelligent agent. In
other words advanced alien beings seeded earth with life.

On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:35:33 -0600
  "Bundrick, David" <BundrickD@evangel.edu> wrote:
> "When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to
>those following
> him, 'I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in
>Israel with such
> great faith'" (Matt. 8:10). It certainly takes
>astonishing faith to
> believe the panspermia theory!
>
>
>
> As an astronomer friend of mine has said, "One of the
>reasons that
> Anthony Flew rejected atheism a few years ago was
>because of the total
> failure of numerous scientists around the world to
>create life
> spontaneously in a laboratory, under the most ideal
>conditions. This
> quest, which has gone on for 24 hours each day for more
>than 50 years,
> has produced nothing. Flew was honest enough to see the
>handwriting on
> the wall. But, such a conclusion is simply too repugnant
>for the
> naturalist, because it necessitates a creator."
>
>
>
> David Bundrick
>
> ________________________________
>
>From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu
>[mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
> Behalf Of Janice Matchett
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:17 PM
> To: drsyme@cablespeed.com; asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Evidence for panspermia theory
>
>
>
> At 02:56 PM 3/6/2006, drsyme@cablespeed.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Wow have any of you heard of this? Comments?
>
> http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Education&F=1&id=8530
> Red rain may prove life came from outer space
> 6/3/2006
>
>
>
> ## Comments? Yeah - here are some. ~ Janice
>
> Red rain could prove that aliens have landed
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-news/1590375/posts>
> Guardian Unlimited ^ | Mar 5, 2006 Posted by Hadean
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/~hadean/>
> On News/Activism
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-news/browse>
> 03/05/2006 11:26:40 AM EST * 71 replies
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-news/1590375/posts#comment?q=
> 1> * 1,560+ views
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590375/posts
>
> Some comments:
>
> "Not everyone is convinced by the idea, of course.
>Indeed most
> researchers think it is highly dubious. One scientist
>who posted a
> message on Louis's website described it as 'bullshit' "
>
> Ahhh, those scientists. Always throwing around that
>technical jargon.
> # 7
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590375/posts?page=7#7>
>
> Right off the top I suspect that a serious scientist
>would be asking why
> the "rain" didn't fall over much wider areas of the
>globe. After all if
> it came from space over a period of months it just
>stands to reason that
> it would have appeared in far distant locations. # 8
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590375/posts?page=8#8>
>
> [click above link to read article]
>
> *
>
> Red rain in India may consist out of alien lifeforms?
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts>
> The Observer ^ | Sunday March 5, 2006 | Amelia Gentleman
>and Robin McKie
>
> Posted by S0122017
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/~s0122017/> On
> General/Chat
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-chat/browse>
> 03/06/2006 9:59:40 AM EST * 61 replies
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts#comment?q=
> 1> * 384+ views
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts
>
> Some comments:
>
> Strange how something that "came from space" over a
>period of months
> only fell in India. LOL # 3
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts?page=3#3>
>
> All the really neat stuff that happens in Weekly World
>News always seems
> to happen in remote parts of India or Bangladesh or
>deepest Africa as
> well.
>
> I wonder why all of those really amazing things always
>happen in such
> obscure places? ;-) # 11
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts?page=11#11>
>
> related topics: keyword:
>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=panspermia>
> panspermia
>
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=panspermia>
>Microorganism
> Isolated In Space
> ScienceDaily News | 12/18/2002 | Cardiff University's
>School of
> Biosciences, et al
> Posted on 12/18/2002 9:27:43 AM EST by forsnax5
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/808563/posts
>
> Some Scientists Think SARS May Have Come from Outer
>Space
> LONDON (Reuters) | May 22, 2003 | Patricia Reaney
> Posted on 05/22/2003 8:47:54 PM EDT by TaxRelief
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/916280/posts
>
> Some Scientists Think SARS May Have Come from Outer
>Space
> Reuters | Thu May 22, 2003 07:10 PM ET | Patricia Reaney
> Posted on 05/23/2003 4:13:52 PM EDT by anymouse
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/916749/posts
>
> Comets spread Earth-life around galaxy, say scientists
> Cardiff University | 10 February 2004 | Staff
> Posted on 02/12/2004 9:30:56 AM EST by PatrickHenry
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1076665/posts
>
> Are There Aliens Already on Earth?
> Astrobiology Magazine | 02/20/06
> Posted on 02/20/2006 8:28:16 PM EST by KevinDavis
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582456/posts
>
> Did Life Drip Down From Earth's Ancient Atmosphere
> Source: spacedaily.com
> Published: 17 oct 00 Author: STAFF
> Posted on 10/25/2000 12:21:10 PDT by RightWhale
> http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39f732a6231b.htm
>
> Scientists report 'alien' life
> Source: UPI
> Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2000 10:19 (ET)
> Posted on 11/22/2000 08:08:05 PST by Free the USA
> http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a1bef65169c.htm
>
> All Aboard the Meteor Express of Life
> Source: spacedaily.com
> Published: 17 Mar 01 Author: Jeff Hecht
> Posted on 03/17/2001 15:22:24 PST by RightWhale
> http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3ab3f1b012f3.htm
>
> [warming] Cometary impacts and ice-ages
> Source: Astrophysics and Space Science
> Published: April 2001 (275: 367-376) Author: Sir Fred
>Hoyle and Chandra
> Wickramasinghe
> Posted on 04/07/2001 21:47:15 PDT by Steve Schulin
> http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3acfed532bff.htm
>
>
> 19
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590858/posts?page=19#19>
> posted on 03/06/2006 10:32:47 AM EST by SunkenCiv
> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590858/~sunkenciv/>
>
>
> [snip] Click above link to read article.
>
>
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