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{{cquote|Unfortunately, Crick was not being entirely forthright in this regard.  He does hold a religious view.  Atheism is a religion in the sense of answering the ‘big questions’, such as ‘Where did we come from?’ and ‘What is our destiny?’, and is foundationally a belief system, since the non-existence of God could hardly be said to have been proven!  So he must explain the origin of DNA from his religious perspective, and, subsequently, the origin of life on earth.<ref name="Alien" />}}

{{cquote|Unfortunately, Crick was not being entirely forthright in this regard.  He does hold a religious view.  Atheism is a religion in the sense of answering the ‘big questions’, such as ‘Where did we come from?’ and ‘What is our destiny?’, and is foundationally a belief system, since the non-existence of God could hardly be said to have been proven!  So he must explain the origin of DNA from his religious perspective, and, subsequently, the origin of life on earth.<ref name="Alien" />}}

Crick described himself as an [[agnostic]] with "a strong inclination towards [[atheism]]."<ref>Francis Crick, What Mad Pursuit: a Personal View of Scientific Discovery, Basic Books reprint edition, 1990, ISBN 0-465-09138-5, p. 145.</ref>

Crick described himself as an [[agnostic]] with "a strong inclination towards [[atheism]]."<ref>Francis Crick, What Mad Pursuit: a Personal View of Scientific Discovery, Basic Books reprint edition, 1990, ISBN 0-465-09138-5, p. 145.</ref> Panspermia was disproved by Gary Bates of CMI in his book ''Alien Intrusion: UFOs and the Evolution Connection'', the only creationist book to ever reach the top 50 list on Amazon.

==Directed Panspermia and Science Fiction==

==Directed Panspermia and Science Fiction==