Study Puts Hole In Comet Theory Of Life's Origin

Astervitude writes "A new study by US and Japanese scientists has put a serious dent into one version of the popular panspermia theory that credits comets for bringing the seeds of life to Earth. Surveys conducted by the University of Arizona, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and others now show that objects from the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars were largely responsible for the period of Late Heavy Bombardment that ended 3.9 billion years ago. UA Professor Emeritus Robert Strom believes that no more than 10 percent of the Earth's water comes from comets and any oceans then extant would have been 'vaporized by the asteroid impacts during the cataclysm.'" Interesting, because this directly contradicts the Nova mini-series Origins that just finished running on PBS. Science never stops moving.

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Futile work

[Anonymous Coward]

Science never stops moving

Let them continue their futile work. In the Bible they have already been told what really matters, but they refuse to listen.

Genesis Therories

[platypibri]

Well, I will point out that the various theories of Creation in the last few hundred years has been far more stable than any scientific theory put forward. Perhaps it would be better if science types started using rhetoric like "We Think" or "We Believe" instead of "We now know..." I mean, the version of Darwinism that was taught in my school has pretty much been shot to heck, but my Biology teacher sure enough said, "This is how it happened." Just thought for debate, not fuel for the fire. Also, I can't seem to believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster as I have yet to find any historical or archeological evidence to support the revelation. Surely anyone who believes in any Deity should be able to give examples of it's work on the history of man.

Re:Genesis Therories

[gameboyhippo]

Darn typo. Anyway, what I meant to say that you hit the nail on the head. Science is a religion. It is a systems of belief that requires faith. You also admit that science uses schools to condition minds the same way a cult would.

Judeo-Christianity is not ignorance. Although it is based on ignorance. For example, the Jews had no idea what a germ was or how it could kill you. So God came up with ceremonial cleansings. You touch a dead body, you take a bath. You see mold in your house, you must cut off that piece and burn it. You had a disease, you take a bath and don't come back to camp until you're better. Sure the Jews were ignorant. So the whole idea of taking baths and washing hands should have never been thought up.

The Jews were also forbidden to inbreed. Leviticus gives a whole list of people you can't have sex with. The Jews had no idea what genetics were. Good thing they were told what to do.

The Jews were forbidden to eat certain things. Those things could not be cooked properly by a nomadic race, but they didn't know that. They just thought God was being mean. If their God was not real, wouldn't it have been better for them to just come up with a new one? They sure grumbled a lot at Him.

Oh well...