Talk:Second genesis
Not to mention the fact that such a discovery would be a very firm kick in the balls to creationism, which likes to protest that abiogenesis is extremely unlikely. Having it happen twice would be interesting - but of course, there is no evidence that it has happened at this time.
I'm not sure it would make a difference to creationists. Either they'd ignore the significance - perhaps denying that these other organisms are so different - or they'd use it as a further argument against evolution! "Abiogenesis is extremely improbable. For it to happen once on Earth is unlikely enough, but for it to happen twice is effectively impossible. Therefore, there must have been an intelligent designer who created life" I can just easily imagine a creationist saying that. Christina (talk) 21:43, 2 November 2010 (UTC)