For the advocates of spontaneous generation, life simply "had to be." Living organisms would arose naturally from nonliving material: bugs from air, maggots from garbage, etc. Philosophers like Aristotle, theologians like Thomas Aquinas, and scientists like Galileo defended this thesis. But we have since proved that in a sterile environment, not even the tiniest micro-organism ever develops. This is understandable since Eternons always build life from life.

For the advocates of panspermia, life came to Earth from space. In a typical scenario, tiny organisms escaped the gravitation of their planets. Driven by stellar winds, they traveled many light years and landed on our soil. Some even suggest that extraterrestrial beings purposely sent spaceships packed with bacteria, to colonize our young solar system. There is nothing wrong with the idea of life elsewhere in the Cosmos. Eternons have no boundaries. But why rely on hazardous import of distant beings when all the ingredients to generate organic life were right here on our planet?

For the advocates of the prebiotic soup, organic life started by "accident." Molecules in the stormy oceans and atmosphere of the young Earth kept moving and colliding. Eventually they bonded into self-replicating structures. All further forms of life followed over billions of years. Researchers putting together water, gases, and electric sparks, have simulated in laboratories the primitive conditions on Earth. They have synthesized several chemicals encountered in living organisms. They have, however, never produced any structure remotely close to the simplest bacterium.

Actually, the universe is not an erratic construction or a game of dice. It is the fruit of the rational work of Eternons. Sure, there are trials and errors. Not all structures work perfectly or serve entirely their purpose and many have been superseded. But in its general design, the universe remains a remarkably intelligent realization.