RE: My theory to the origin of life on Earth.
January 14, 2009 at 11:50 am
(This post was last modified: January 14, 2009 at 11:53 am by leo-rcc.)
Hi peregrine,
I hope you recognize that Kyu's less than tactful response is not a personal attack as I can assure you that is not the case.
Abiogenesis has a number of hypotheses that has a lot of scientific support and unlike Ben Stein I will not go around spouting that life came from lightning hitting a puddle of mud. However, there is no reason at all for me to accept abiogenesis in whatever form given that the evidence in favor for one form is getting better, but to me is in no way shape or form conclusive.
A lot of lifeforms on the planet have evolved into using oxygen because next to hydrogen and helium, nitrogen and carbon dioxide it is abundandly available. I agree that the first life on this planet was probably anaerobic, probably even obligate anaerobic, which means they would die when coming into contact with unbound oxygen. We still have lifeforms around like that. Instead of Oxygen they use sulfate, nitrate, iron, manganese, mercury, or carbon monoxide for their resporatory system. The first oxygen using lifeforms probably evolved millions of years later.
I hope you recognize that Kyu's less than tactful response is not a personal attack as I can assure you that is not the case.
Abiogenesis has a number of hypotheses that has a lot of scientific support and unlike Ben Stein I will not go around spouting that life came from lightning hitting a puddle of mud. However, there is no reason at all for me to accept abiogenesis in whatever form given that the evidence in favor for one form is getting better, but to me is in no way shape or form conclusive.
A lot of lifeforms on the planet have evolved into using oxygen because next to hydrogen and helium, nitrogen and carbon dioxide it is abundandly available. I agree that the first life on this planet was probably anaerobic, probably even obligate anaerobic, which means they would die when coming into contact with unbound oxygen. We still have lifeforms around like that. Instead of Oxygen they use sulfate, nitrate, iron, manganese, mercury, or carbon monoxide for their resporatory system. The first oxygen using lifeforms probably evolved millions of years later.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
