[Junior]

Scientists can enquire into whatever directions they desire. Nothing is stopping anyone from testing for the Almighty's hand in the origins of life. How would you go about setting up such a test?

[microgood]

Scientists can enquire into whatever directions they desire. Nothing is stopping anyone from testing for the Almighty's hand in the origins of life. How would you go about setting up such a test?

I would not look for a God per se, but the mechanism by which life came to a dead planet. Places where life is the oldest, most concentrated, around known meteorite sites to see if it was brought here to one location, then spread naturally. I would also want to test for alternate dimensions in the universe somehow as a possibility. I would also study what it would take to bring all the necessary conditions for life together on the planet to allow life.

What I would not do is say we absolutely just formed here as the earth cooled down and randomly happened and only do research based on that assumption.

My gut instinct tells me life came from somewhere else than this planet, in whatever form but living, and there is nothing compelling enough in abiogenesis theory to change my gut instinct. That is not to say I could not change my thinking is some compelling evidence was discovered.

[PatrickHenry]

Nothing is stopping anyone from testing for the Almighty's hand in the origins of life. How would you go about setting up such a test?

First, you'd need a God-O-Meter, which would let you test for the presence of spiritual vibes, and their intensity. With that equipment installed, you'd then merely be following standard lab protocol.