Knowledge, belief & agnosticism (Agnosticism)

by clayto , Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 12:49 (6098 days ago) @ dhw

I rather suspected that what you say was the case, but of course I had to reply.
Regarding the 'origin of life' I have recently come across a view (I am not sure what I think of it yet) that life simply did not 'originate' but has always been here. This is associated with belief that the universe has always existed (although always changing of course, perhaps with an endless succession of Big Bangs and Big Crunches) and that life is a natural and always present (not the same as everywhere present) feature of the universe although always changing (evolving). If one does hold a belief in the eternal nature of the universe / multiverse (as does Buddhism) there does seem to be logic to this concept of the eternal existence of life ---- and it rather changes the notion of both Creation and the Origin of Life. - Chris