--Another 'Goldilocks' Planet Stirs ET Hopes
--By: Brian Thomas, M.S. *

In late 2010, news media were abuzz about a very distant planet that astronomers thought might be just right for life because it appeared to be orbiting in the "habitable zone" of its star. Headlines referred to it as a Goldilocks planet, because it was possibly "not too hot and not too cold" for liquid water on its surface.

After the initial interest waned, however, the find was largely forgotten. Now another planet is at the media forefront as the latest hope for life beyond earth.

Astronomers using NASA's $600-million Kepler telescope—launched in 2009—examined "2,326 potential planets in its first 16 months of operation."2 Of those, Reuters reported that the researchers confirmed that "10 are roughly Earth-size and reside in their host stars' habitable zones."3 One is named Kepler-22b, and its radius is about 2.4 times that of earth.

"If Kepler-22b has a surface and a cushion of atmosphere similar to Earth's, it would be about 72 degrees Fahrenheit," according to Reuters.3 And if the planet has a rocky surface, rather than gas like most extrasolar planets, then it might hold liquid water near the surface.

But even if this were verified, which is not currently possible, liquid water would be only one of hundreds of conditions required for life. Given enough outer space objects to investigate, it makes sense that at least some of them would inhabit the habitable zone. So, why all the excitement over this particular planet?

The answer is the possibility of "intelligent aliens."

Funding from the U.S. Air Force recently put the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program back in operation. Now, SETI will focus its Allen Telescope Array on NASA's Kepler discoveries. SETI director Jill Tarter told Reuters, "As soon as we find a different, a separate, an independent example of life somewhere else, we're going to know that it's ubiquitous throughout the universe."

And that would essentially vindicate evolution and nullify creation. This is because the Bible describes only the earth as being habitable: "For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else."

Extraterrestrial life would also contradict the Bible's claim that "Christ died once for all" to pay for the sins of humanity (Hebrews 10:10), since to be fair, He would have to die as many times as there are planets inhabited with intelligent life.7

If the Bible is right, there should be no life that originated in outer space. If, instead, naturalistic theories are correct, then life should also have evolved elsewhere in the universe. So far, nobody is out there, and Kepler-22b looks just like one of "the worlds [that] were framed by the word of God."

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I heard about that. I just had to laugh. The space alien believers are insanely superficial. They jump up and down and call press conferences when what? 1 of 1000 requirements might possibly be met?

There's so much more to habitability than location, but they don't care to consider all that. They're pushing a wish, and the motive behind that wish is pure rebellion.

I could've said a little more, I suppose.

Take any of the other eight known planets, right? Suppose it to be orbiting in place of the Earth. Does that give you life?

The whole "whoopie - we're going to discover alien life" spiel was based only on location, after all. Is anyone seriously to imagine Venus would be habitable, if only it were in a better position?

But we needn't even go that far to show how silly it is. Relatively close by there already is another body co-orbiting alongside Earth. Would you care to live on the moon?

These jokers are being intentionally stupid, and hoping their stupidity will become contagious. Nobody is naturally that stupid. It takes effort.

--Good to see you, CTD.....Thanks for exposing more of the stupidity of living on other planets. God put us, His people on Earth to cohabit and procreate. Did one of us decide, "I'd rather live on Mars, or Venus, Uranus..."

Scientist Suggests 'We Are Actually All Martians'
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *

Did life originate on Mars? During a keynote address at the 2013 Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Florence, Italy, Steven Benner postulated that it did. Benner, from The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Gainesville, Florida, works in the field of "applied molecular evolution" where he attempts to reconstruct conditions that may have led to the spontaneous generation of life's biochemicals from inorganic compounds. In his address, he suggested life began on Mars then somehow migrated the more than 30 million miles to Earth.1 Could any realistic set of factors make this proposal feasible?
Check it out!
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