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    Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?

    The Ninteenth Century Madman Who Invented Martians
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    The problem with the BSG storyline was that they said homosapien was already here and they were coincidentally genetically identical. This was kind of silly from a genetic standpoint. Afterall, there is only 1.2 percent difference between us and chimpanzee.

    A better storyline might have been that the hominds they encountered were Neanderthal and that homosapien came from the colonies. That actually could be almost believable from our fossil records. Homosapien does appear to have direct ancestors from about 600,000 years ago, but the show could have said "Wow, we are pretty similar, we might have had common ancestors a million years ago."
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    Comets and meteors contain stuff. Life contains stuff. THEREFORE comets caused life.

    Syllogism.......... FAILURE. #asteroids
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    I just knew it! I KNEW I saw aliens at the shopping mall the other day!

    This also explains my suspicion that I myself am from another planet. #asteroids
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    Image of matthewabel matthewabel
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    I suspect what actually happened was someone from the future travelled back to see what the creation of life was like. Then they sneezed resulting in germs being introduced to the primordial environment.

    All it takes is one relatively strong bacterium. And time travel. #asteroids
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    The theory is an interesting one and could very well be the truth. #asteroids
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    Image of Necrotoxin Necrotoxin
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    It is called Panspermia #asteroids
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    Image of doubledeckard doubledeckard
    11/07/09

    @Necrotoxin: Yeah - the business is old hat. Crick and Orgel went all busy on it in '73. #asteroids
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/07/09

    In reply to Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
    So meteors are the new gods... they create life and they take it away. :) #asteroids
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    11/07/09

    @Roklimber: No way, man! Television will always be the one true god! #asteroids
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/07/09

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: That, and Playstation. #asteroids
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    11/07/09

    @Bigdamnhero: All must kneel before the mighty Playstation!

    And General Zod. We can't forget him. #asteroids
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