2007-09-02 21:56:53 · 4 answers · asked by hicapaul 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
If there were more than circumstantial evidence for the panspermia theory then it would lend weight to the debate, but as the darwinian theory has heaps of solid evidence to substantiate it it seems unlikely that the planet was 'seeded' via an extraterrestrial source. However, seeing as the true beginnings of life require a giant leap of faith, either scientifically or religiously, the answers may elude us for all time.
2007-09-02 22:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
old rocks that might hold clues to terrestrial beginnings are rare now, but at least they are here. it seems sensible to investigate the possibility. comets or whatever the favored site for abiogenesis is in a panspermia model are much more difficult to investigate.
2007-09-02 23:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say: "why shift the problem out into space?"
Just as likely to have started here, given the age of the earth.
Earth 1 : Comets 0
2007-09-04 22:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUT OF THE WAY, IF IT,S GOING TO GET VIOLENT.
2007-09-02 22:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋