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	Diamonds May Be Life's Birthstone

tabsey

9-28-2008 8:46 AM

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tabsey says:

A good read if interested in how life began.

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9-28-2008 1:21 PM

Jorjor

Nonsense! It ws the Flying Spaghetti Monster who, reaching out with his noodly appendage, tipped Russell's Teapot and rained down the gift of life upon the earth.

9-28-2008 3:05 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

the small molecular bits likely needed outside help

Is the Spaghetti Monster a deity? I don't even know. If not, then, it does say help from outside, not from above.

I'm guessing aliens.Yup. Definitely aliens.

9-28-2008 8:11 PM

Kelika

Pop for the Spaghetti Monster!

9-28-2008 11:02 PM

tanyamm

Does that mean that basically we are all diamonds in the rough?

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