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Then how are we here?
What are the odds of us being here to talk about the odds of us being here talking about this versus fungus or bacteria literally everywhere?
Simple life being everywhere is more likely than complex life being anywhere, yet here we are.
I'm not following why you think that's in contrast with what I've said. I agree that simple life being everywhere is more likely than complex being anywhere.
It seems to me that simple life being anywhere could be unlikely enough.
Maybe we don’t disagree. I just think that if complex life like us could evolve in a relatively (to the overall universe) time, and the elements to make up life are everywhere (based on recent studies), it would be weird if simpler life forms didn’t evolve in such a vast amount of time.
It seems to me the only reason we think it’s unlikely is because of our earth- and human-centric beliefs. We want to believe we’re special, to the point we’re hostile to the idea.
We’re discovering that Mars and Venus have complex structures that likely break our concept of life, and some people are reacting badly to that. I didn’t necessarily think you were against what I said, but others were hostile towards my comment.
I was just commenting on a random thread, and I wasn’t directing anything at you. I’m sorry if it came across that way.