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								Panspermia is the only theory I know of that says life on Earth came from life. 
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								Panspermia is the only theory I know of that says life on Earth came from life. 
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								Atheist Sir Carl Sagan (who dabbled in Panspermia) must be gyrating uncontrollably in his grave right now for being branded as a religious theist. The Memory Hole 2005 
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								The astronomers Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe put forward the idea of Panspermia – that microbes from other planets could be deposited on Earth by space debris. 
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								But even is we do have to allow some outside elements (there is a perfectly scientific alternate evolutionary concept called Panspermia which was the basis for 2001 A Space Odyssey that postulates some bacteria and viruses came to earth on meterorites from other worlds; scientists plan to test for this at the lunar base) the result won't be creationism/ID but simply a revision of evolutionary science. Breaking: Romney Doesn't Pander To Right On Intelligent Design! 2009 
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								The idea is called Panspermia and is backed by a number of high-profile scientists. unknown title 2009 
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								"Panspermia," Rachel said, now understanding what they were talking about. Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001 
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								However, Matt views them as expression to the concept of "Panspermia", or when humanity starts to end and astronauts travel into space to find another home for the wayward humans. 
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								This author has already argued in the article “Dark Panspermia” (2008) that liquid water is essential for biochemical life as an agent for transport and protein folding. 
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								Scroll down partway, past the Panspermia section to the Hawking on Aliens section. 
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