NASA looks to religious scholars for answers

[power1]

Do you seriously believe that NASA is sending unusual terrestrial life forms to Mars so that they can be "discovered".

If this is what you think - why would NASA do this?

OB

No. But I try to keep one eye open. I do think that if traces of former life are found it originated on earth probably.

 

[Occams Barber]

No. But I try to keep one eye open. I do think that if traces of former life are found it originated on earth probably.

If traces of "former life"(?) were found and were determined to have not originated on Earth, would this be a problem for your religious belief?

NB: Given what we know about genetics and DNA we should be able to differentiate between an Earth originated imposter and a genuine Martian native.

OB

 

[power1]

If traces of "former life"(?) were found and were determined to have not originated on Earth, would this be a problem for your religious belief?

I doubt they have the ability to determine that.

NB: Given what we know about genetics and DNA we should be able to differentiate between an Earth originated imposter and a genuine Martian native.

No, I don't think so. DNA before the flood is not known to be the same as now. A lot changed. If we found, for example, some unknown organism in a lake deep under the Antarctic that had been protected and undisturbed since the flood era (the Russians do drill there) that was different from anything we know today, does that mean it was not from earth?

 

[VirOptimus]

I doubt they have the ability to determine that.

No, I don't think so. DNA before the flood is not known to be the same as now. A lot changed. If we found, for example, some unknown organism in a lake deep under the Antarctic that had been protected and undisturbed since the flood era (the Russians do drill there) that was different from anything we know today, does that mean it was not from earth?

There was no worldwide flood.

According to you, how old is the earth?

 

[Occams Barber]

I doubt they have the ability to determine that.

You could take a standard DNA test tomorrow, for less than $100, which would tell you where your ancestors came from. The same principle applies to all living things. If there are Martians their DNA will be unique.

No, I don't think so. DNA before the flood is not known to be the same as now. A lot changed. If we found, for example, some unknown organism in a lake deep under the Antarctic that had been protected and undisturbed since the flood era (the Russians do drill there) that was different from anything we know today, does that mean it was not from earth?

If the flood actually happened as reported in the Bible, we would have to rewrite geology, palaeontology, biology, microbiology, physics, genetics, archaeology etc. etc.

If the flood had actually happened, the DNA of post-flood animals could only come from pre-flood animals on the Ark. This DNA would be part of the same chain of DNA belonging to all pre-flood animals including something buried under the Antarctic.

I'm guessing that you don't know much about DNA.

I still don't understand why NASA would bother to fake a Martian and how they could possibly get away with it.

OB

 

[Estrid]

I doubt they have the ability to determine that.

No, I don't think so. DNA before the flood is not known to be the same as now. A lot changed. If we found, for example, some unknown organism in a lake deep under the Antarctic that had been protected and undisturbed since the flood era (the Russians do drill there) that was different from anything we know today, does that mean it was not from earth?

How extensive do you suppose the flood was-
World wide, overtopped Everest, or what?

 

[Norbert L]

If traces of "former life"(?) were found and were determined to have not originated on Earth, would this be a problem for your religious belief?

NB: Given what we know about genetics and DNA we should be able to differentiate between an Earth originated imposter and a genuine Martian native.

OB

Like a heavenly being that comes to Earth, is changed into a new born human and claims to be the person responsible for creation. Is later crucified and resurrects in a completely different life form. This is a problem within sciences.

Earth originated stories between imposters and the genuine article have been discussed in academia and do have an Achilles heel. Contamination from decomposition at the time of death when bacteria and or fungus are present can give misleading results.

DNA and the Starchild Skull: No Alien Hybrids Here - Dr. Michael Heiser

The problem with religious belief as with all belief systems is the lack of uniformity by all those who are involved with it. Add to that a long length of time, the loss of generational knowledge occurs. Much like the claim that Copernicus discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun, there is a Greek astronomer from the 3rd century, Aristarchus of Samos who had the same general idea.

From the little I remember, this question of origins can be traced back to the ancient Greeks.

"Either, therefore, the initial assumptions must be rejected, or there must be only one center and one circumference; and given this latter fact, it follows from the same evidence and by the same compulsion, that the world must be unique. There cannot be several worlds" Aristotle

Exo-Vaticana: Plato, Aristotle, Epicureans and the Apostle Paul

 

[Estrid]

Like a heavenly being that comes to Earth, is changed into a new born human and claims to be the person responsible for creation. Is later crucified and resurrects in a completely different life form. This is a problem within sciences.

Earth originated stories between imposters and the genuine article have been discussed in academia and do have an Achilles heel. Contamination from decomposition at the time of death when bacteria and or fungus are present can give misleading results.

DNA and the Starchild Skull: No Alien Hybrids Here - Dr. Michael Heiser

The problem with religious belief as with all belief systems is the lack of uniformity by all those who are involved with it. Add to that a long length of time, the loss of generational knowledge occurs. Much like the claim that Copernicus discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun, there is a Greek astronomer from the 3rd century, Aristarchus of Samos who had the same general idea.

From the little I remember, this question of origins can be traced back to the ancient Greeks.

"Either, therefore, the initial assumptions must be rejected, or there must be only one center and one circumference; and given this latter fact, it follows from the same evidence and by the same compulsion, that the world must be unique. There cannot be several worlds" Aristotle

Exo-Vaticana: Plato, Aristotle, Epicureans and the Apostle Paul

Huh?

 

[Norbert L]

Huh?

This topic has a very long history of being discussed. It's not new and there have been two sides to this issue over thousands of years. This doesn't present a problem to the Christian belief system.

 

[Freodin]

*** weeps silently for humanity ***

 

[FreeinChrist]

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