The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone In

The Way Life Manages Information Involves A Logical Structure That Differs Fundamentally From Mere Complex Chemistry. Therefore Chemistry Alone Will Not Explain Life's Origin, Any More Than A Study Of Silicon, Copper And Plastic Will Explain How A Computer Can Execute A Program.

No Planet Is More Earth-like Than Earth Itself, So If Life Really Does Pop Up Readily In Earth-like Conditions, Then Surely It Should Have Arisen Many Times Right Here On Our Home Planet? And How Do We Know It Didn't? The Truth Is, Nobody Has Looked.

Studying Cancer Could Provide Huge Insights For Astrobiologists Into The Nature Of Life Itself.

Most Research Into Life's Murky Origin Has Been Carried Out By Chemists. They've Tried A Variety Of Approaches In Their Attempts To Recreate The First Steps On The Road To Life, But Little Progress Has Been Made. Perhaps That Is No Surprise, Given Life's Stupendous Complexity.

No Intelligent Supervisor, No Mystic Force, No Conscious Controlling Agency Swings The Molecules Into Place At The Right Time, Chooses The Appropriate Players, Closes The Links, Uncouples The Partners, Moves Them On. The Dance Of Life Is Spontaneous, Self-sustaining, And Self-creating.