[QUOTE]Originally posted by redstang281:
Why do you say that it is probably in the third or fourth generation?[/b][/QUOTE]
in the sun hydrogen atoms form helium through fusion, helium can in turn fuse forming heavier elements....
Given the prevalence of heavier atoms such as iron in the solar system we would say that it formed from the remnants of another star that went nova.....
The amount of heavier atoms present gives a result of 3-4 "stellar generations"
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I'm not really expecting to gain any ground on this one. Whenever scientist encounter and obsticle all it requires is another imaginative theory.
If the clouds parted tomorrow and a golden beam of light shone down and a big booming voice said "Oi you, I am real I did it all!" I would have a bit of a problem thinking up a theory (a naturalistic one anyway)....