life anywhere in the universe would only be a problem to church fundermentalists, (think thats the way to discrbe them) most christians would accept it in the way they accepted that the world was not flat, and we were not the centre of our solar system or evan the universe. myself it would be just an opotunity to teach more life the word.
i believe that there can be life on mars. but i also believe that we call martion aliens because we don't understand what they are who they are . i also believe that we lande on the moon and if u don't believe that than u cna sink no lower. and are as usless as the usless thing in the world.
tigerdancer52
Originally posted by shavixmirOk, ok...
I just wanted to add: I don't know if there is life on mars, but I know some human life forms I'd love to send there...just to find out.
I can take a hint. I won't fight it. You get me a gig and I'm on it. No questions asked.
Here is a bit of a moral dilemma.
Would it be "wrong" if Earth plants life on mars? What would make it ok and what would make it not ok? Can we afford an "accident" that a billion years from now produces a -- What? What could we do accidently to an entire planet?
Would that "accident" be a good thing or a bad thing? What would make it good or bad?
You talk about your ultimate Environmental Impact Statement.
Should we introduce organisms to reduce Mars and perhaps the outer moons to our purposes? Or leave it to God?
I am curious in the sense that even if we wanted to change things, it would be a most difficult thing to do. In my opinion. My reasoning is that Nature has apparently not done the "life" thing in any striking fashion. Ipso facto, it is not an easy thing.
"NASA Says Claims of Evidence of Current Life on Mars Are False.
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- NASA said recent news reports that scientists from the agency's Ames Research Center in California have found strong evidence that life may exist on Mars today are false."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a.Op3tJWtiRc&refer=us
Originally posted by ivanhoeShould we be surprised?
"NASA Says Claims of Evidence of Current Life on Mars Are False.
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- NASA said recent news reports that scientists from the agency's Ames Research Center in California have found strong evidence that life may exist on Mars today are false."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a.Op3tJWtiRc&refer=us
Originally posted by DarfiusThe report I read (in the Guardian) suggested one research group would claim that methane levels were higher than previously thought and could only reasonably have been produced by living organisms. But the same report said plently more scientists disputed this and thought volcanic activity could be responsible. So I don't think there will be any clear answer for a long while yet.
Should we be surprised?
But surely if God could create life on Earth, why should he not also do so on Mars if it took his fancy? And as someone suggested previously, it is very possible (and well accepted scientifically) that Mars could have seeded Earth or vice versa.
The most profound implication for science would be if there was no similaritiy between forms of life on the two planets. If that was the case, and life had evolved separately on adjacent planets, you'd have to assume one of two things. Either life was less of a freak event than had been assumed (and therefore likely to be present all over the universe) or that it was indeed the product of a creator. Life on Mars could even strengthen the arguments for God.
Rich.
Originally posted by ivanhoeI didn't see that, and anyways, the paper isn't due out until May.
"NASA Says Claims of Evidence of Current Life on Mars Are False.
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- NASA said recent news reports that scientists from the agency's Ames Research Center in California have found strong evidence that life may exist on Mars today are false."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a.Op3tJWtiRc&refer=us