RE: What is the origin of life on Earth?

My personal opinion, considering how man does not fit into the whole system, is that he is rather a mistake of evolution and nature started working on eliminating this mistake long ago. Given the time of the universe, man has existed for less than one second. What you call the conscience that stirs in a man, I would rather call the instinct of self-preservation. But so far very few individuals of this species have realized it. Especially not the people who, given their wealth, could really make a difference.