Thought I'd throw this up since it might speak to some out there who think our "junk" DNA is alien DNA (i.e., that's part of their faith).
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An Appropriate Rebuke to Those Who Would Argue Genetic Similarity Between Humans and ET Life Would Support Naturalistic Evolution
From Uncommon Descent. The quotation is what caught my eye. It amazes me how many times I hear that a high genetic similarity between human life and any intelligent ET life (should it ever be proven) means that (a) evolution has been proven; or (b) ET made us. Both...
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 post about how...
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 process...
Back from My Annual Conferences
Just a heads up. Tonight I plan to post the rest of the Psychological Inquiry articles for readers, just so everyone has the set. I'm going to be moving on to more specific peer-reviewed articles dealing with religion and ETs. For starters, at the conference I was at...