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I think answering this may illuminate the division in schools of thought: do you believe life was created by a higher power?

>>Zambyt+(OP)
My beliefs aren't really important here but I don't believe in 'creation' (i.e. no life -> life); I believe that life has always existed

>>oska+k1
Now that is so rare I've never even heard of someone expressing that view before...

Materialists normally believe in a big bang (which has no life) and religious people normally think a higher being created the first life.

This is pretty fascinating, to you have a link explaining the religion/ideology/worldview you have?

>>concor+x4
Buddhism

>>oska+k1
Do you believe:

1) Earth has an infinite past that has always included life

2) The Earth as a planet has a finite past, but it (along with what made up the Earth) is in some sense alive, and life as we know it emerged from that life

3) The Earth has a finite past, and life has transferred to Earth from somewhere else in space

4) We are the Universe, and the Universe is alive

Or something else? I will try to tie it back to computers after this short intermission :)