You bet it will. People will erroneously conclude that water on Europa means there was or is life on Europa. Maybe … maybe not. They’ll say it invalidates a biblical creator (uh … why?) and all sorts of other points of theology. It wouldn’t....
Panspermia
Directed Panspermia in the News
A commenter on my site informed me of this recent news item of interest for UFO Religions: UK Scientists: Aliens May Have Sent Space Seeds To Create Life On Earth The article is a serious one and not a parody. Here are the first two paragraphs along with the...
Red Rain of Kerala, India and Panspermia
Is the red rain phenomena of Kerala, India, proof of extraterrestrial life? Does it contain ET DNA? Does it demonstrate a panspermia mechanism? The answers, in order, are: no, no, and no. The red rain issue seems to come up a lot. I want to use it as an example of how...
Are We All Martians?
This notion has been around for a long time. I remember hearing Richard Hoagland say it many times on Coast to Coast AM. But now we have “science” (goofy face here) intervening. Â It was also a sub-plotline in The Facade . The Mysterious Universe blog...
Panspermia Junk Science
If intelligent design is junk science (as it is so often accused of being), then this absolutely qualifies as junk science: “ET Genetic Code May Be Found In Human DNA, According To Kazakhstan Scientists’ Biological SETI Theory.” But Mike, it’s...
Are We Martians? New Tool for Investigating that Idea Noticeably Hedges its Panspermia Bet
I just read this piece from the space.com website: “ Are Earthlings from Mars ?” The post begins this way: It’s possible that the family tree of all life on Earth has its roots on Mars — and a new device could put that theory to the test in a few...
Not Quite Panspermia
Readers who follow the panspermia discussion in science outlets aimed at the non-specialist may find the recent news release / article from Science Daily of interest: “Organic Carbon from Mars, but not Biological.” Close, but no cigar. A biological outcome...
Panspermia and Religion, Part 1
I’ve mentioned the Journal of Cosmology on this blog before. This online academic journal is known for producing some high-level articles, but has been criticized as well for stirring controversy (most notably the recent claims of “alien bacteria”...
On Intelligent Design's Ability to Embrace Evolution and Adapt to Various "Designers"
This post critiquing a well-known Christian Darwinist’s mis-articulation of intelligent design is absolutely worth reading. I post it here in light of several ideas I have noted several times on this blog: 1. Evolutionary theory and intelligent design are not...
Intelligent Panspermia News
Over on Uncommon Descent, there is a short news blurb about scientists who have suggested ETs could be responsible for life on earth. Yeah, it’s short, but still worth bookmarking.
ET, Panspermia, and “Second Genesis”
I recently came across an interesting scholarly article entitled, “Fitness of the Universe for a Second Genesis: Is it Compatible with Science and Christianity?” Readers know I have along-standing interest in panspermia and its theological implications....
Creationists and Evolutionists Declaring Peace . . . On the Basis of Panspermia?
This post by Loren Coleman over on Cryptomundo calls for peace between the two camps. It doesn’t mention panspermia, but one of the commenters does, noting that some who believe in intelligent design opt for “designerS,” as in ETs. Recall my recent...
Theists in Favor of Directed Panspermia?
Yes, this is possible. One could believe that life on earth came from space and that there was an intelligence behind that process / mechanism. One need not have space aliens as the intelligence. In the same way theistic evolutionists argue “God was in the...