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If there are theories of Panspermia and Directed Panspermia, why can we not, in of the theory of evolution, also consider "directed evolution?"

This video I came across shows that it is conceivable to "direct" evolution.

https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=1403572747312431&rdid=mNBTnghHGE14JpoQ

Panspermia and directed panspermia are two related but distinct hypotheses concerning the origin and distribution of life in the universe.  

Panspermia
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the universe and can be spread from one celestial body to another. This transfer is theorized to occur via various natural mechanisms, including:  

Space dust: Microorganisms could attach to tiny particles of dust and be propelled through space by radiation pressure.
Meteoroids, asteroids, and comets: Life could be transported within rocks and icy bodies that travel between planets or even star systems, surviving the harsh conditions of space travel.  
Planetoids: Smaller planetary bodies could also potentially carry and transfer life.
The key idea of panspermia is that life did not necessarily originate on Earth but could have arrived here from elsewhere and subsequently evolved into the forms we know today.  

Directed Panspermia
Directed panspermia is a specific type of panspermia that proposes the deliberate transport of microorganisms to other celestial bodies by an intelligent civilization. This could be done with the aim of:  

Seeding life on lifeless planets: Intentionally introducing life to environments where it does not currently exist.  
Terraforming: Modifying the environment of a planet to make it habitable for terrestrial life.
Ensuring the survival of life: Spreading life to multiple locations as a safeguard against catastrophic events on a home planet.
Notable proponents of directed panspermia include Francis Crick and Leslie Orgel, who suggested that certain unique biochemical features of life on Earth might be evidence of intentional seeding by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization.  

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Without a single evidence to all these means it's just a bear parlor gist.

Emusan:
Without a single evidence to all these means it's just a bear parlor gist.

Its theory agreed, but worth thinking upon in light of some of the impossible holes we see in the theory of evolution, which most evolutionists try to wish away with the excuse of "millions of years."

DeepSight:


Its theory agreed, but worth thinking upon in light of some of the impossible holes we see in the theory of evolution, which most evolutionists try to wish away with the excuse of "millions of years."

What are these "impossible holes"?

And how did these "intelligent civilisations" that directed evolution come about?

Everyday247:
What are these "impossible holes"?

One which I have called to attention repeatedly is the evolution of the sexes and sexual reproduction.

And how did these "intelligent civilisations" that directed evolution come about?

Who knows? I cant guess that. I can only work with this Earth and what is observed here.

DeepSight:


One which I have called to attention repeatedly is the evolution of the sexes and sexual reproduction.

Are you saying that sexual reproduction is impossible in evolution?

Who knows? I cant guess that. I can only work with this Earth and what is observed here.

if I may ask, what are these observations?

DeepSight:


One which I have called to attention repeatedly is the evolution of the sexes and sexual reproduction.



Who knows? I cant guess that. I can only work with this Earth and what is observed here.

We don't know yet is not the same as impossible.

DeepSight:
If there are theories of Panspermia and Directed Panspermia, why can we not, in of the theory of evolution, also consider "directed evolution?"

This video I came across shows that it is conceivable to "direct" evolution.

https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=1403572747312431&rdid=mNBTnghHGE14JpoQ

Which means the "director" has a goal in mind but we don’t see that. What we see is organisms filling in their ecological niches. Also why would an the so called "director" want diseases to thrive that has the potential to kill an entire species? Why would entire species even flourish then go extinct? According to some s there have been more spcies that have gone extinct then we currently know.

LordReed:


Which means the "director" has a goal in mind but we don’t see that.

This is only to be expected. It is almost inconceivable, if we have a creator or creators, that we can conclusively decipher the motivations and/ or end-game of the creator(s).

Also why would an the so called "director" want diseases to thrive that has the potential to kill an entire species? .

I must confess I have no anser to this. I can only say that if indeed there is a creator or creators, their designs would be so well above our pay grade that we probably cannot comprehend them. A small analogy would be a smaller creature wondering why humans let milk get spoilt before consuming it as cheese. Heaven knows if our diseases serve some idiosyncratic purpose to the gods which will be as indecipherable to us as our letting milk spoil will be to some other creature.

Why would entire species even flourish then go extinct? According to some s there have been more spcies that have gone extinct then we currently know

Same way I guess civilizations rise and fall. And the interest of the gods in each civilization might be as shallow as having a reality show for entertainment.

DeepSight:


This is only to be expected. It is almost inconceivable, if we have a creator or creators, that we can conclusively decipher the motivations and/ or end-game of the creator(s).



I must confess I have no anser to this. I can only say that if indeed there is a creator or creators, their designs would be so well above our pay grade that we probably cannot comprehend them. A small analogy would be a smaller creature wondering why humans let milk get spoilt before consuming it as cheese. Heaven knows if our diseases serve some idiosyncratic purpose to the gods which will be as indecipherable to us as our letting milk spoil will be to some other creature.



Same way I guess civilizations rise and fall. And the interest of the gods in each civilization might be as shallow as having a reality show for entertainment.

So is it possible or impossible for us to know about these creators/gods?

LordReed:


So is it possible or impossible for us to know about these creators/gods?

I think it is possible for us to get some knowledge of our creators if they are beings dwelling in this universe. The Ancient Aliens Theory for example, is one possibility of who / what exactly our creators are / were. There are extensive Sumerian and Hindu writings which strongly suggest this and it is hard to see why some of those writings would have been put together in the same timeline as some known human lineages, if they were not believed by the writers to be real history.

However if our creator or creators are transcendental, existing completely outside this dimension, this universe, this time and space, it may well be impossible to know anything of it or them.

DeepSight:


I think it is possible for us to get some knowledge of our creators if they are beings dwelling in this universe. The Ancient Aliens Theory for example, is one possibility of who / what exactly our creators are / were. There are extensive Sumerian and Hindu writings which strongly suggest this and it is hard to see why some of those writings would have been put together in the same timeline as some known human lineages, if they were not believed by the writers to be real history.

However if our creator or creators are transcendental, existing completely outside this dimension, this universe, this time and space, it may well be impossible to know anything of it or them.

Believing something doesn't make it true. What they wrote and believe may not bear any resemblance to the truth, so we need some other way to them.

LordReed:


Believing something doesn't make it true. What they wrote and believe may not bear any resemblance to the truth, so we need some other way to them.

There is much that s the Ancient Alien hypothesis other than what is written.

DeepSight:


There is much that s the Ancient Alien hypothesis other than what is written.

Like?

LordReed:


Like?

Did you ever see this thread?

https://nairaland.macsoftware.info/881279/martian-plaetton-lets-discuss-ancient

DeepSight:


Did you ever see this thread?

https://nairaland.macsoftware.info/881279/martian-plaetton-lets-discuss-ancient

LordReed pls find time to go through this thread. Just focus on my posts, you should come across a lot of stuff.

You could simply believe and accept that God created the heavens and the earth.