Does it matter where we came from?
I love science and almost majored in Chemistry in college before going the computer science route. And I like watching shows about how the universe, galaxies, and our solar system work. However there are a few things I don't understand. First, let me say this this isn't meant to be a Creation version evolution debate but just more of an observation.
One observation that I don't understand occurs when a show or site is discussing where life on Earth came from. There will be a long discussion and finally a summary will say something like, "...and then we'll know if life started on Earth or is it hitchhiked in on an asteroid." Then the program tends to leave it at that. The part I'm not understanding is if they determined that life came in on an asteroid or a rock from Mars or something similar, why do they not seem to then care where THAT life came from? They didn't come to any real conclusion They just got to a point in the process and said, "Well, that's good enough."
In my opinion, doing that would be like saying that bread comes from the grocery store. Yeah, maybe you did get your bread there, but the bread or at least the ingredients didn't originate at the grocery store either! Therefore nothing was really proven. You may know where the life CAME from, but you still don't know the origin.
And there's your point to ponder for the night.
Be The Sloan
One observation that I don't understand occurs when a show or site is discussing where life on Earth came from. There will be a long discussion and finally a summary will say something like, "...and then we'll know if life started on Earth or is it hitchhiked in on an asteroid." Then the program tends to leave it at that. The part I'm not understanding is if they determined that life came in on an asteroid or a rock from Mars or something similar, why do they not seem to then care where THAT life came from? They didn't come to any real conclusion They just got to a point in the process and said, "Well, that's good enough."
In my opinion, doing that would be like saying that bread comes from the grocery store. Yeah, maybe you did get your bread there, but the bread or at least the ingredients didn't originate at the grocery store either! Therefore nothing was really proven. You may know where the life CAME from, but you still don't know the origin.
And there's your point to ponder for the night.
Be The Sloan
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