It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It

[Strong]

Scientists have identified one of the fundamental chemical buildings blocks of life in a comet for the first time, the US space agency (Nasa) reports.

Glycine is an amino acid found in proteins, the sophisticated molecules that organisms use to build and maintain their systems.

It was detected in the material ejected from Comet Wild-2 in 2004 and grabbed by Nasa's Stardust probe.

Article: BBC - 'Life chemical' detected in comet (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8208307.stm)

This raises the question, did life seed itself on Earth from extra-terrestrial bodies? What do you think?

[krisma5]

Umm, I think I'll leave this one alone, it would get too religious for me.

[Muddy]

What's wrong with that? You'll find most of these guys, while spiritual, aren't very religious and you know how *I* feel.

[krisma5]

yeah, but that's one of the things that I *do* believe.

[julien_simon]

Hi guys. How are *you* doing?

[Muddy]

Nothing wrong with that either... Some do, some don't, some are in the middle of the road. Can make for interesting discussion as long as everyone stays nice and I don't think we're in danger of that not happening. :lepsmile:

[krisma5]

Like our *stars* huh?

[Muddy]

So in other words Krisma, your answer to Strongy's question is "yes".

[krisma5]

Nothing wrong with that either... Some do, some don't, some are in the middle of the road. Can make for interesting discussion as long as everyone stays nice and I don't think we're in danger of that not happening. :lepsmile:

Me neither. :sqrolleyes:

[Muddy]

Like our *stars* huh?

Those are asterisks dear. That's why I don't gamble, 'cause I really don't have enough asterisk.

[krisma5]

Well, if you would call God extra-terrestrial, then yes. But that puts it seemingly grey. I believe that God created Adam and Eve as the first humans and that they were done as such and not evolved from apes or from slime that sometime in time landed on this planet.

[Muddy]

Slim? Who's that? You got a cowboy on the side?

[krisma5]

yes, I do. always have. YEHAW!:llama:

[julien_simon]

Those are asterisks dear. That's why I don't gamble, 'cause I really don't have enough asterisk.


asterisk et les normands?

[Muddy]

^ Hey! I remember them!

[julien_simon]

I have almost all their comics books back at my parents' house. (in normandy)

[krisma5]

I still have lots of books of them! :sqbiggrin:

[ewomack]

Asterix r00lz!! I wish I had something more interesting to say than that, but apparently not. So be it.

[Ferre]

I created all life on earth and everything on it in my own mind millions of years ago.

You guys may worship me if you like. :hail:

[Strong]

Ferre what are you talking about, this is the Asterix thread :sqwink:

[Muddy]

I created all life on earth and everything on it in my own mind millions of years ago.

You guys may worship me if you like. :hail:

Ferre speaks. (http://getmilked.com/comics/TheStartOfANewReligion.html)

[Muddy]

Well, if you would call God extra-terrestrial, then yes. But that puts it seemingly grey. I believe that God created Adam and Eve as the first humans and that they were done as such and not evolved from apes or from slime that sometime in time landed on this planet.

Wouldn't God be considered extraterrestrial (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extraterrestrial)?

[ewomack]

I created all life on earth and everything on it in my own mind millions of years ago.

You guys may worship me if you like. :hail:

I put that thought into your head when I created everything we see, hear, smell, taste, think, masticate, and defecate. I spent extra time on the defecate part as punishment for all of your merely mortal insignificance.

Sorry to break it to all of you, but I'm a solipsist, and you're all figments of my 1k brain.

[Muddy]

Surely it's bigger than 1k. We certainly have more roo

[ewomack]

Well, I tried to upload World of Warcraft and, well, let's just say it wouldn't take... Atari 2600 football made it, though...

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