What does this question have to do with "Astronomy & Space"?
2006-11-07 23:55:58
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answered by Otis F 7
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Stating how life started on Earth is like predicting how all life will end on this planet.
There really isn't much certainty.
As for life starting in general, the only documented area in the universe that we know of with life is Earth, so we don't have much to rely on when it comes to life in other parts of the universe.
Anyway, you can always make really nice, shiny theories, but what have you got to prove you're right?
It isn't like you can TRULY simulate the Big Bang Theory by replicating it (which basically sums up how EVERYTHING first appeared). You can't truly simulate the creation of the planet. You can't truly simulate the evolution of life. (You DEFINITELY can't replicate anything from religions.) It would take WAAAY too long and too much power humans don't have a hold of (and that's just for TESTING those theories out!), so all you can do is make an educated guess and stick with it. (With the Big Bang Theory, the fact that astronomical bodies are moving away from an origin point; with the creation of the planet... well, we know the other planets appear to be uninhabitable for life, so it may be something special with our planet (think it's water, but Mars had ice and no signs of life); and evolution, comparing fossils with other fossils and skeletons.) However, even the most educated guesses can be wrong... Well, at least in the sense of how life STARTED, not continued.
So, I don't bother myself trying to figure out exactly how life came about. The only reason I even know all these theories is because I go to school and have it shoved down my throat. Then there were a couple of 'educational programs' on the television that enlightened me about Mars.
Sorry if that's not answering your question the way you wanted it to be answered, but what I know is that I'm not deciding on what was supposed to have happened--and that life goes on.
2006-11-08 05:34:52
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answered by Anonymous
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THE RECIPE FOR LIFE!
1) Mix ingredients
For life to evolve, simple molecules have to combine to form more complex ones. This mixing would have happened in the seas of the early Earth, often called the 'primordial soup'.
2) Add energy
Next you need energy. This may have come from lightning storms or hot underwater springs. This injection of energy sparked chemical reactions. These simple molecules began joining to form larger, more complex ones, called 'amino acids'.
In a classic experiment in 1953, Stanley Miller and Harold Urey recreated the primordial soup in the laboratory. By passing electricity through a mixture of simple molecules, they were able to make amino acids.
3) Form complex molecules
Amino acids then joined together end-to-end to form long, chain-like molecules, known as proteins. Proteins are essential for building a living creature. They are involved in the formation of just about everything in your body, from the colour of your skin to the layout of neurons in your brain.
4) Wait for life to reproduce
Another complex molecule that was formed during these reactions was DNA. DNA has an amazing characteristic that makes it essential for life - it can reproduce itself. It also carries all the code to make a living creature.
2006-11-08 07:49:10
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answered by chris w 2
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I don't know. May be they can figure it out if given long long time. Since science is never complete, never ending endevour to sick scientific truth. Anybody can point out things scientists don't understand. Not anybody can actually figure them out. Its such a cliche to throw far out questions like that to scientists and say 'in your face' to let them know science can't explain everything which is true for now. If early human said 'that fire cannot be explained' we'll still be bunch of cavemen. Your question is just typical rhetorical question to say science is limited. So far science haven't reached its limit yet. Really no way to tell unless you give it a little more time. Would you like to know why wood caught on fire during thunder storm or just be amazed and refuse investigate? No one knows for sure how universe works, but it'll be waste of human brain if nobody tries to understand it terms of science and mathematics.
2006-11-08 07:09:26
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in religion. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Shinto all exist. I am convinced of it.
2006-11-08 08:32:54
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answered by Holden 5
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Why are you asking for an explanation? It is clear that you do not want to be confused by facts that contradict your pre-conceived notions.
2006-11-08 12:55:31
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answered by Stan the Rocker 5
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Randomness, law and selection.
2006-11-08 09:09:35
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answered by Andres 5
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