Did life arrive on Earth in a comet's ocean?


	Did life arrive on Earth in a comet's ocean?

JohnWaterman

7-31-2009 6:41 PM

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7-31-2009 6:58 PM

shaor

makes more sense then 'adam and eve'! I am a christian, but still question that

8-1-2009 2:07 AM

Freewheelin Franklin

100 billion comets in our solar system!?

wow, these numbers are just so BIG

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