[muawiyah]

There are several competing general ideas out there that are described as being "Intelligent Design". There's also Panspermia ~ and it has two major forms ~ one of which says life is so ancient that it predates the Universe so we can't really know where it came from, or how, and another form which says life is actually a creation of this Universe and arises as a consequence of the interaction of fundamental laws government chemistry and physics.

In both cases Panspermia's advocates say there's simply not enough evidence to demonstrate that life could originate on Earth given that it is so small and inconsequential, or that the mutations necessary for evolution can occur in such a limited environment as is available on Earth.

There are, of course, variations on those points of view.

Panspermia happens to be consistent with the traditional view which has God bringing life to Earth from other sources. It is not, however, consistent with the geocentrism inherent in current evolutionary theories which require that everything take place on Earth. Further, it is not consistent with the traditionalist viewpoint that Earth was created only a few thousand years ago.

Presumably, someday, we'll understand enough about life to figure out how it works.

[syriacus]

Thanks for the explanations and the introduction to Intelligent Design!!!