With the news of possible (emphasis!) evidence of primitive life forms having existed on Mars, there are bound to be discussions of the theological implications of this discovery. Questions such as: "Did God create life elsewhere in the Universe? or does life just evolve?", "If there are higher forms of life elsewhere comparable to humans, what is their relationship to God?", "Did they sin?", "If so, what then?", etc. Some of these are of course answered by speculation only. Others may have a more grounded response. As scientists, we have an opportunity to give a witness that our God is certainly capable of creating life wherever, whenever, and by whatever means He chooses. Thoughts?
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--Bill Yates--Radar Reflectivity Laboratory--Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu, CA--wtyates@aol.com--wtyates@vcnet.com--yatesb@mugu.navy.mil--http://www.vcnet.com/wtyates/wtyates.html