No condescension was intended, and if that's how it was perceived then I apologize to anyone who were offended by the way I worded my last post. My intent was to encourage people to learn about a seldom-used word and begin appreciating the deep, and newly relevant implications of the theoretical processes for which the word serves as a label. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/panspermia Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:40 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] (From NASA) Mars - Recent GushingWaterandNewCraters That 'look it up' remark was just a bit condescending, Seth- we've had the discussion on the list before. The "Martian Meteorite" spurred it most recently several years ago, IIRC. I personally would find it pretty neat if it turned out that we and the Martians share a common heritage. And I can't wait to see how the ID debate morphs if it turns out that we DO share genetic material with an extra-terrestrial life form. --- Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:

There's a word that you're going to hear a lot more about now that Mars just became a whole lot more habitable.

Panspermia.

Look it up and start the discussion!

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