Are You A Martian?

On November 13, 2007, the Fox News website headline read, “Life On Earth May Have Come From Mars.” It seems that scientists performed a test to see if life molecules embedded in rock could survive in space and through the fiery entry into earth’s atmosphere. Strapping a rock full of fossilized microbes onto a rocket launched into space and returning it a few days later, some of the microbes survived the ride.

This test was conducted to see if there might be any validity to the theory known as Panspermia, the concept that Earth was “seeded” by life from outer space. Apparently the belief is that a rock from Mars (thrown?) with some life forms onboard made it to Earth, fell into a pool of water where the little creatures began to swim, grow and thrive. Over billions of years those little Martians developed gills, legs, and the desire to breathe with lungs and walk on dirt. After billions of years we Martians invented radio so that H. G. Wells could scare us all to death by tricking us into thinking that our ancestors had come for a visit.

Actually, I believe the Panspermia theory has a basis in fact. Life on Earth was seeded from outer space. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth…Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.’” (Genesis 1: 1 and 26). Which explanation is more plausible?