Life…perhaps nothing more than a mere figure of our own imagination to explain the state of being in which all things exist. Even 3 billion years since living organisms first appeared on Earth, science has still not discovered what the definition of life really is; Yet life is the most important aspect from which all other existence on this plant arises. Without the first life on earth, there would probably be no “life” at all. A whirlwind foreword to the modern era, the same question that has plagued science for centuries continues to spark controversy. In order to understand the case for the revival of modern genetic species, one must go back and understand the mysterious beginnings of life on Earth, and examine how one species could have evolved into all the species known to exist on Earth today. 'today. By looking through history, we can understand the present, which gives meaning to the phrase “the quintessence of life”. While the origins of life on earth remain a mystery, scientists have found ample evidence that supports the claim that the first life on Earth appeared as a single-celled bacteria around 3,000 years ago. 5 billion years (Deamer 38). As many scientists have theorized, life may have begun in vernal pools, areas of warm, stagnant water near volcanic vents (Deamer 25). According to David Dreamer in his book First Life Discovering the Connections Between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began, through recent research and ancient oral traditions of the indigenous peoples of Russia, stories of vernal pools containing a substance like mud have piqued the curiosity of scientists. committee (24). After examining these substances, scientists concluded that it was a combination...... middle of paper ...... that still remains in the Catholic faith today. Works Cited Darwin, Charles and David Quammen. On the origin of species. New York: Sterling, 2008. Print. Deamer, David. Early life discovering the connections between stars, cells and how life began. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. Print. Isaiah. The Common Worship Lectionary: New Revised Standard Version: Anglicized Edition. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1999. Print. Leakey, Richard E. and Roger Lewin. The sixth extinction: biodiversity and its survival. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1996. Print. Pius XII. “Humani Generis”. Humani Generis. Holy See, November 24, 2008. Web. April 15, 2014.Zimmer, Carl. “Bring them back to life.” Good reasons with contemporary arguments. 6th ed. Ed. Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer. San Francisco: Pearson, 2014. 445-451. Pearson eText. Internet. February 5. 20