RE: Evidence for panspermia theory

Hi Matt, you wrote:
 
Does this hypothesis (because its not a theory at all) really help
biology or science at all? Even if its true that we find primitive cells
on comets or in red rain or whatever who can say that life didn't start
here as well as other places? Is this really science or an athiest God
of the Gaps hypothesis?
 
Heck, it's not even a hypothesis. Just call it conjecture. But a
previously existing planet would have had far more time to develop life
than we have had on earth. Life popped up here almost as soon as the
earth was cool enough to keep from frying it on the spot. The only
reason I bring it up here is just to head off any conclusions that God
couldn't have been involved in the process if we discover life did come
from outer space. And I'm no God-of-the-gaps fan either.
 
Dick Fischer
~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
 <http://www.genesisproclaimed.org> www.genesisproclaimed.org
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt "Fritz" Bergin [mailto:fritziematt@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 2:51 PM
To: Dick Fischer; American Science Association
Subject: Re: Evidence for panspermia theory
 
Does this hypothesis (because its not a theory at all) really help
biology or science at all? Even if its true that we find primitive cells
on comets or in red rain or whatever who can say that life didn't start
here as well as other places? Is this really science or an athiest God
of the Gaps hypothesis?
 
~Matt
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick <mailto:dickfischer@verizon.net> Fischer
To: ASA <mailto:asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:23 PM
Subject: RE: Evidence for panspermia theory
 
Hi David, you wrote:
 
It certainly takes astonishing faith to believe the panspermia theory!
 
Leaving out the how or when, let's just say God created life - somehow,
somewhere. Is there any problem with his having created life initially
on an earlier planet circling an earlier sun? The universe is 13.7
billion years old. Our sun is no more than 5 million years old. That's
a lot of time for lots to happen in between. Stars were born. Stars
died. Stars have planets. Who can say life was created here on this
planet for the first time? That's all.
 
Dick Fischer
~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
 <http://www.genesisproclaimed.org> www.genesisproclaimed.org
 
-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Bundrick, David
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:36 PM
To: Janice Matchett; drsyme@cablespeed.com; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: RE: Evidence for panspermia theory
 
"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
 
Received on Tue Mar 7 16:06:01 2006