"man ultimately formed from that dust" I think this is just poetics, but I don't see how panspermia would make us any more cosmic beings than we already are.

"man ultimately formed from that dust" I think this is just poetics, but I don't see how panspermia would make us any more cosmic beings than we already are. All elements heavier than helium were created in the hearts of stars through nuclear fusion. We are all children of supernova remnants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA Is composed of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosporus. 4 out of 5 elements there are guaranteed, certified remains of one ancient star or another. Or. Like Carl Sagan said, "We are made of star stuff".