Origin of Life on Earth 1.0
This book includes chapters on Theory of Special Creation, Cosmozoic Theory (Panspermia), Evidences of Extraterrestrial Visitations on Earth, The Spontaneous Generation Theory (Abiogenesis), Biogenesis, Biochemical Origin of Life, Evolution of Complex Life Forms, Endosymbiosis Theory, Problem of Energy, Experimental Evidences to Support Biochemical Origin of Life, Protein-First Hypothesis, Gene-First Hypothesis, RNA World Hypothesis, Intron-early Theory, Eigen’s Paradox, Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life, and Possibility of Life within Our Solar System.
This concise and highly informative book provides insight into our present world and our past that holds the key to our future.
How life originated on earth has been a mystery to mankind and a subject of speculation in the absence of evidence of early events that produced living creatures. While common man generally believes that God created life, scientists must give logical sequence of events that led to the origin of living things from non-living matter that existed in the primitive earth. In the following discussion we shall be assessing some of the theories given from time to time on the origin of living things.
All mythologies and religions have a common belief that life was created by God, the Supreme Being who could produce life out of water or other matter. The opening chapter of Genesis says that on the 3rd day of creation, God brought forth living creatures, first plants, then fish and birds, land mammals and finally man. This is also the sequence of evolutionary events in natural evolution.
According to Hindu mythology, life was the creation of Brahma, the supernatural being. Hinduism believes that humans descended from Manu, the only man who survived the great deluge of which he was warned by God beforehand. Similar legend is found in the bible in the story of Noah’s Ark, where Noah was asked by the Gods to make a giant ship to protect him and other animals and plants from the . . .
