Son, I've seen the future. The future is molybdenum!
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To: SunkenCiv
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think, might, probably, may, possibly, perhaps...
I think the scientist might have been guessing. In fact he probably was, and may possibly want to consider another line of work. Perhaps “science” isn’t his strong suit.
3 posted on
08/28/2013 9:05:59 PM PDT by
TheZMan
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To: Fractal Trader
4 posted on
08/28/2013 9:08:33 PM PDT by
GraceG
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5 posted on
08/28/2013 9:11:31 PM PDT by
Viennacon
To: Fractal Trader
the oxidised mineral form of the element molybdenum, thought to be a catalyst that helped organic molecules develop into the first living structures.Problem here is that "organic molecules" supposedly existed before living structures ... but isn't the word "organic" associated only with living structures?
To: Fractal Trader
7 posted on
08/28/2013 9:12:56 PM PDT by
wastedyears
(One nation, under wub. Saints Row IV)
To: Fractal Trader
“Its yet another piece of evidence which makes it more likely life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet.”
Yeh thats the ticket. :-)
8 posted on
08/28/2013 9:13:36 PM PDT by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Fractal Trader
10 posted on
08/28/2013 9:15:48 PM PDT by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: Fractal Trader
It is claimed by many scientists that life arose in our ocean, because the chemical reactions to assemble a self replicating molecule was a really, really, really, lucky accident, and it helps the odds if all the chemicals are being mixed in a large ocean, creating trillions of chemical reactions and using the energy of the sun and wind. Yet even then, the odds are really really not so good, and there are enough difficulties that some scientists have resorted to Panspermia, the theory that life originated elsewhere, and was sent here.
But by claiming that life originated on Mars, they aren't really making things more believable. Mars probably had liquid water, but not as much as Earth, and so the number of random chemical reactions goes down considerably, and making spontaneous life from non life even harder. Plus, the sun is nearly twice as far away, giving Mars only a fraction of the energy it gives to Earth. Again, this limits the energy in the Martian system and limits the number of chemical reactions that could have been randomly done. So even if there is molybdenum there, I doubt it would overcome the extra hurdles imposed by the Martian environment.
To: Fractal Trader
Human life as we know it began with God Almighty...........
I do not care what planet.
15 posted on
08/28/2013 9:21:36 PM PDT by
svcw
(Stand or die)
To: Fractal Trader
Hmmm....do volcanos figure into this somwhere?
To: Fractal Trader
Even if so... So what?
Whether life began on mars and moved here, or life began here... It doesn’t explain why life began.
17 posted on
08/28/2013 9:26:59 PM PDT by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
To: Fractal Trader
* Molybdenum mineral is thought to have been crucial to the origin of life
* Material may have been available on the surface of Mars and not on Earth
* This could suggest that life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite
Say what you will about English "news" papers, you've got to admit their notion of "science" is considerably more creative than the same old anthropogenic global warming day in and day out in so many American "news" papers.
21 posted on
08/28/2013 9:33:30 PM PDT by
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
To: Fractal Trader
Creation...God: Nope not just happening here on Mars, not the right atmosphere, let me try Earth.
Creation...Two molybdenum: Hey dude this place is just not happening, lets hitch a ride and check out that blue planet...wadda ya say.
To: Fractal Trader
Raelian or Scientologist?
To: Fractal Trader
Okay, what Scientologist posted this?
27 posted on
08/28/2013 9:43:45 PM PDT by
Mugwump
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Meteor schmeteor. “They” brought it when they seeded the planet as theirs died. It was the Martian Genesis Project, aka The Lifeboat. Then a select number of them populated the reformed Earth. We’re all Martians. Geo. Nory told me. /s <—— do I really need this?
28 posted on
08/28/2013 10:02:26 PM PDT by
Ray76
(Common sense immigration reform: Enforce Existing Law)
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29 posted on
08/28/2013 10:07:27 PM PDT by
onyx
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To: Fractal Trader
LOL!
That meteorite must have had some powerful rocket boosters to escape Mars’ gravity, and a pretty good GPS to find the grain of sand in the cosmos, earth.
To: Fractal Trader
“Good evening, ladies and germs.” —Milton Berle
31 posted on
08/28/2013 10:10:21 PM PDT by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt.), Army National Guard, '89-'96)
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