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Re:Water on Mars: discovery of three buried lakes intrigues ... by vkou on Monday September 28, 2020 @06:00PM (#24621686)
Would it actually change our understanding?

We know that if we apply an energy gradient through a soup of ammonia, methane, and water vapour, we get the fundamental building blocks of Earth life.

If we discovered these same blocks on another planet, that has all of these pre-conditions, what would it tell us?

Re:Water on Mars: discovery of three buried lakes intrigues ... by airstrike on Monday September 28, 2020 @06:45PM (#24622032)
I think the parent is arguing that if we discovered different building blocks, it would change everything.

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