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Argon
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posted 19. October 2002 14:30
Jack writes:
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Of course, there is a way to falsify my claim. If we discover life forms on Mars which are clearly not related to Earth life forms, this would falsify my claim. Why? That life would arise independently on two such closely spaced planets would indicate the odds favor the origin of life.
The only ID formulation that such a discovery would invalidate is Walter ReMine's "Biotic Message" idea. More likely, the discovery of an additional "kind" of life would be viewed as one more example of unexplained CSI. At best, it may lend some credence to the "multiple designer" hypothesis. Until you can actually determine a possible mechanism (natural or otherwise) for the emergence of life, you can say nothing about the odds for the natural appearance of life, even if each planet in the universe contained its own distinct version. Things that are natural are not necessarily common and things that are common are not necessarily natural, yes?
[ 19. October 2002, 14:36: Message edited by: Argon ]
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brauer
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posted 19. October 2002 14:51
Hi Jack,
You wrote:
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Of course, there is a way to falsify my claim. If we discover life forms on Mars which are clearly not related to Earth life forms, this would falsify my claim. Why? That life would arise independently on two such closely spaced planets would indicate the odds favor the origin of life.
Suppose it was conclusively proven that all extant life on earth had descended from (say) 8 independent, unrelated lineages.
From your argument above, one might conclude that this would also falsify your claim: if life could arise independently 8 seperate times on earth, then the odds must really favor the origin of life.
Or would you claim dsigen from such a result?
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