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[Hard_to_Beat]

Scientists In Sri Lanka Claim To Have Discovered Proof Of Extraterrestrial Life

This is a close-up electron microscope image of the external layer (frustule) of a diatom (algae) fossil found enmeshed in the rock matrix of a meteorite found in Sri Lanka. Scientists who’ve studied this and other diatoms in the rock believe this is proof of extraterrestrial life in the universe.

If a group of scientists are correct, tiny fossils uncovered inside a meteorite found in Sri Lanka in December are proof of extraterrestrial life.

In a detailed paper called "Fossil Diatoms In A New Carbonaceous Meteorite" that is appearing in the Journal of Cosmology, Chandra Wickramasinghe claims to have found strong evidence that life exists throughout the universe.

An electron microscope was used to study the reported remains of a large meteorite (see image below right) that fell near the Sri Lanka village of Polonnaruwa on Dec. 29.

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Wickramasinghe is the director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham in the U.K. In December, he and his colleagues found "a microstructure and morphology characteristic of a wide class of terrestrial diatoms." The group concluded that "the presence of structures of this kind in any extraterrestrial setting could be construed as unequivocal proof of biology" -- in other words, proof of life outside of planet Earth.

Wickramasinghe and the late English astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle co-developed a theory known as "panspermia," which suggests that life exists throughout the universe and is distributed by meteoroids and asteroids.

"We conclude ... that the identification of fossilised diatoms [as shown in the image below] in the Polonnaruwa meteorite is firmly established and unimpeachable. Since this meteorite is considered to be an extinct cometary fragment, the idea of microbial life carried within comets and the theory of cometary panspermia is thus vindicated," Wickramasinghe wrote in the research paper.

But with any remarkable claim comes criticism of the scientist's research and conclusions. Astronomer Phil Plait, writing in Slate magazine, raised several red flags and called into question the validity of Wickramasinghe's findings.

"Wickramasinghe is a fervent proponent of [panspermia]. Like, really fervent. So much so that he attributes everything to life in space," Plait wrote. "He's claimed living cells found in the stratosphere come from space. (There is no evidence at all they do, and it's far more likely they are terrestrial). ... Wickramasinghe jumps on everything, with little or no evidence, and says it's from outer space, so I think there's a case to be made for a bias on his part."

http://theintelhub.com/2013/01/21/s...ve-discovered-proof-of-extraterrestrial-life/

 

[Pie eyed]

A student of Hoyle, also a proponent of panspermia, his hypothesis that extraterrestrial life forms continue to enter the Earth's atmosphere, and may be responsible for epidemic outbreaks, new diseases, and the genetic novelty necessary for macroevolution, endorsed by Hawking, is still controversial while being widely accepted as a possible alternative to biogenisis (life arising on earth).
He certainly does not appear to be a "fruitcake" having a long productive career and having published over 150 peer reviewed papers.

 

[Malifice]

Scientists In Sri Lanka Claim To Have Discovered Proof Of Extraterrestrial Life

http://theintelhub.com/2013/01/21/s...ve-discovered-proof-of-extraterrestrial-life/

Awesome article, but the author has form:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

During the 1981 scientific creationist trial in Arkansas, Wickramasinghe was the only scientist testifying for the defense of creationism and against evolution.[22][24] In addition, he wrote that the Archaeopteryx fossil finding is a forgery, a charge that the expert scientific community considers an "absurd" and "ignorant" statement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

Awesome article, but the author has form:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

Are you suggesting that Wickramasinghe is a christian creationist?

From your link:

Once again the Universe gives the appearance of being biologically constructed, and on this occasion on a truly vast scale. Once again those who consider such thoughts to be too outlandish to be taken seriously will continue to do so. While we ourselves shall continue to take the view that those who believe they can match the complexities of the Universe by simple experiments in their laboratories will continue to be disappointed.

Wickramasinghe attempts to present scientific evidence to support the notion of cosmic ancestry and "the possibility of high intelligence in the Universe and of many increasing levels of intelligence converging toward a God as an ideal limit."

I wouldn't go dismissing a scientist based on an open minded comment like that.

My understanding is that christians like to associate themselves with his work for their own agendas, but I have seen no evidence that Wickramasinghe supports christianity nor any other mainstream religious ideologies. In fact, I have read Christians stating that Wickramasinghe is not a christian creationist

 

[Malifice]

Are you suggesting that Wickramasinghe is a christian creationist?

No.

He actually appears to support 'Cosmic ancestry' as a valid scientific theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ancestry

Cosmic ancestry is a hypothesis of the origin of life on Earth, based on the panspermia views of Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe and further developed by Brig Klyce. Cosmic Ancestry speculates that life, like the universe itself, has no date of origin, and has always existed and can only descend from ancestors at least as highly evolved as itself.[1] Under this belief, life on Earth was delivered from space. This belief stands in stark contrast to the theory accepted by most cosmologists that the age of the universe is roughly 13.8 billion years,[2] and that sufficient evidence is not available to presume whether life exists outside the Earth, let alone the age of that life.

Cosmic ancestry holds that life is neither the product of supernatural creation, nor is it spontaneously generated through abiogenesis, but that it has always existed in the universe. It claims that the evolutionary progression from simpler to more complex organisms utilises pre-existing genetic information and does not compose this information as it occurs.
According to the theory, higher life forms, including intelligent life, descend ultimately from pre-existing life which was at least as advanced as the descendants. The genetic programs for the evolution of such higher forms may have been delivered to biospheres, such as the Earth's, within viruses or bacteria in the same manner as proposed by other versions of panspermia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ancestry

Also this:

Wickramasinghe attempts to present scientific evidence to support the notion of cosmic ancestry and "the possibility of high intelligence in the Universe and of many increasing levels of intelligence converging toward a God as an ideal limit."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

Although I do find the above paper quite fascinating.

Any way to prove the bacteria in the meteor is not earth deposited?

 

[cancat]

"the possibility of high intelligence in the Universe and of many increasing levels of intelligence converging toward a God as an ideal limit."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Point

 

[Malifice]

"the possibility of high intelligence in the Universe and of many increasing levels of intelligence converging toward a God as an ideal limit."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Point

Snap.

 

[cancat]

Any way to prove the bacteria in the meteor is not earth deposited?

Looks similar to earthly microbes

 

[Malifice]

Looks similar to earthly microbes

Doesnt the author suggest that they should look similar despite being of xeno origin?

 

[rayven]

Is there a non monotheist religion that doesn't believe in former civilizations out there somewhere? Isn't it a quite common belief out side of the three monotheist religions(Christian, jew. muslim)

Greek, Australian, Bolivian, Egyptian, English mythology are very similar. All have rock carvings/structures about 'alien civilizations' Some are happy here, some just want back

So we have a scientist and various religions, actually agreeing and we have a scientist trying to prove it. Okay.


I read this story of a lizard in the tropics, he gets about in cyclones, actually migrates during them, hops on a bit of wood and goes with the flow. Suicide to most, he's got to rely on being able to hang on during some big seas, he's also got to rely on a mate making it to, a mate he's never met, never talked to, but somehow they both know what they gotta do, to create more life and another population.

 

[Sydney Bloods]

No.

He actually appears to support 'Cosmic ancestry' as a valid scientific theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ancestry



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ancestry

Also this:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe

Although I do find the above paper quite fascinating.

Any way to prove the bacteria in the meteor is not earth deposited?

Not really, no the meteorite they pulled out of Antarctic was a better candidate for testing but the results when analysed were inconclusive.

Sadly it's unlikely that we will ever have the tools required to reach conclusive proof through analysis of meteorite deposits on earth.

 

[rayven]

Sadly it's unlikely that we will ever have the tools required to reach conclusive proof through analysis of meteorite deposits on earth.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

If only Gliese 581 was a few thousand kilometres away.

 

[Moo]

From what I know on this topic - they should check the microbes phone records for definitive evidence.