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An enormous asteroid containing some of the oldest known cosmic materials was discovered in Antarctica on Jan. 5.

The 17-pound rock is made up of material potentially billions of years old, and is one of the rarest and most “exciting” finds, according to the BBC. More than 45,000 asteroids have been found in Antarctica over the last hundred years, but this most recent rock is pretty special.

Likely originating from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid was discovered during an 11-day expedition by a group of international researchers, the Chicago Tribune noted. The team used specialized data and imaging tools to identify areas under the Antarctic ice where meteorites have landed throughout the history of our planet.

> An enormous asteroid containing some of the oldest known cosmic materials was discovered in Antarctica on Jan. 5. > The 17-pound rock is made up of material potentially billions of years old, and is one of the rarest and most “exciting” finds, according to the BBC. More than 45,000 asteroids have been found in Antarctica over the last hundred years, but this most recent rock is pretty special. > Likely originating from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid was discovered during an 11-day expedition by a group of international researchers, the Chicago Tribune noted. The team used specialized data and imaging tools to identify areas under the Antarctic ice where meteorites have landed throughout the history of our planet.

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If the number of possibilities is indeed infinite, would anything be enough to explain it to you? By that I mean, do you have to have an answer? I'm OK not knowing how it all came to be.

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The infinite word gets used in these situations to prove a point that there could be a possibility, when I'm saying with the miracles and other situation appearing I have seen or heard about, the plausibility of space rocks generating the extreme complexity of mankind is absurdly low compared to the leap of faith needed to believe in a creator. I think what scares me is thinking if it truly is a benevolent creator.

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The infinite word gets used in these situations to prove a point that there could be a possibility,

OK. I agree there's a possibility of a 'higher power.'

when I'm saying with the miracles and other situation appearing I have seen or heard about, the plausibility of space rocks generating the extreme complexity of mankind is absurdly low compared to the leap of faith needed to believe in a creator.

I've seen no miracles, nor anything close to one. The 'leap of faith' you talk about is not one I've made. I'm also not saying that space rocks caused things to be the way they are today.

I think what scares me is thinking if it truly is a benevolent creator.

I don't understand why any creator - if one existed - would be considered anything other than 'indifferent.'

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I bet I'd like to have a beer with you sometime...

Regarding the indifferent creator, my perspective is that for a time intensive omniscient being, their involvement may indeed be passive but I think people get out of it what they ask for. Not meant as a literal statement but more in generality.