Re:Will We Know Alien Life When We See It?
by howaboutnope on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:19AM
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Yet all living beings in earth are descendants of same cell, as far as we know. So if the above can happen once -- even if only "needs" to happen once, why would it not occur more than once, and lead to different "lines" of life, so to speak?
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I suspect that the less evolved and less efficient replicators would not fare well against older and more robust forms - especially once those forms develop the ability to hunt and direct their food.
Basically, in an emergent adversarial environment running late to the party gets you eaten.