Just finishing up listening to the 2003 commentary for Alien, featuring Ridley Scott and the cast.
Near the very end, Ridley commented to Sigourney Weaver that it doesn't make sense that we would be the only life in the galaxy. (At first giving me the impression that he thinks life is easy to come by naturally.) However, he then goes on to say that if you believe in the Big Bang, in the time the universe has existed there had to have been "an accident of trillions of events" in order for human life to be possible. He adds that a scientist will say "its either the wand of God or a far superior being" that is responsible for human life.
Interesting that Riley has been processing these thoughts for almost 10 years prior to the release of Prometheus, which still leaves the question of our origins dependent on a superior being of some kind even if it does reject any logical acceptance of the Bible and lean toward the "alien seeding" theory.
I've read that in real scientific circles (as opposed to the circles of the pop-scientists that get all the interviews, etc.) naturalistic evolution is a theory in crisis. (Whether or not this is true, I can't honestly know.) Now I wonder if we are finally seeing the beginning of popular culture catching up and seeing some of the serious holes in the theory.
Near the very end, Ridley commented to Sigourney Weaver that it doesn't make sense that we would be the only life in the galaxy. (At first giving me the impression that he thinks life is easy to come by naturally.) However, he then goes on to say that if you believe in the Big Bang, in the time the universe has existed there had to have been "an accident of trillions of events" in order for human life to be possible. He adds that a scientist will say "its either the wand of God or a far superior being" that is responsible for human life.
Interesting that Riley has been processing these thoughts for almost 10 years prior to the release of Prometheus, which still leaves the question of our origins dependent on a superior being of some kind even if it does reject any logical acceptance of the Bible and lean toward the "alien seeding" theory.
I've read that in real scientific circles (as opposed to the circles of the pop-scientists that get all the interviews, etc.) naturalistic evolution is a theory in crisis. (Whether or not this is true, I can't honestly know.) Now I wonder if we are finally seeing the beginning of popular culture catching up and seeing some of the serious holes in the theory.