Where do we come from?: a humbling look at the biology of life's origin.(includes related articles) From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: Pigliucci, Massimo | COPYRIGHT 1999 Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

There have been several questions regarding the appearance of life on earth. Some scientists believe that the appearance of life can be studied from the structure of the most primitive and simplest of living organisms. Apparently, the most primitive life forms has yet to be determined since most of the life forms that have survived to this day are obviously too complex to have gone extinct. Skeptics believe the inclusion of divine entities in the search for the origins of life goes against th...

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