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Paul Scott Anderson writes: We know that life originated on Earth some 3.7 billion years ago. But we still don’t understand exactly how life came to be. Likewise, we know little to nothing about life on other rocky worlds, even those that might be similar to Earth. Is life a rare occurrence, or is it common? Or somewhere in between? Scientists debate the subject of abiogenesis, the idea of life arising from non-living material. If it can happen on Earth, can it happen elsewhere, too? A new paper from retired astrophysicist Daniel Whitmire at the University of Arkansas argues that it can. Whitmire published his new peer-reviewed paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology on September 23, 2022. Abiogenesis and our own existence Basically, the paper is a counter-argument to the view held Read More ›

A recent comment to one of the posts on Uncommon Descent states that nothing like an atheistic censorship committee exists to unfairly block out scientific arguments for ID. The comment maintains that ID simply needs to produce a sufficiently compelling argument in order to earn “a seat at the table.” Let’s run with this a little. Imagine a school cafeteria, with one of those big, long tables where all the popular kids sit for lunch. If you didn’t belong to that crowd, you probably can immediately feel the unspoken barriers that make your attempt to sit at the table most unwelcome. Now, in the scientific community, the rules are not unspoken. As stated in my book, Canceled Science: What Some Read More ›