Theories of the origin of life

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Theories concerned with the origin of Earth,and indeed the Universe,are diverse and uncertain.It may have begun as a ball of particles,exploded in a 'big bang',emerged from one of several blacd holes, or be the design of a creator .Science,contrary to popular belief,cannot contradict the idea of a divine origin for the early universe.Nor do theological views necessarily dismiss the scientific hypothesis that,during the origins of life,life acquired those characteristics which are explained by the natural laws of science. The major theories accounting for the origin of life in Earth are: (1) life was created by a supernatural being at a particular time(special creation); (2) life arose from non-living matter on numerous occasions by a process of spontaneous generation; (3) life has no origin(steady -state); (4) life arrived on this planet from elsewhere(cosmozoan); (5) life arose according to chemical and physical laws (biochemical evolution).