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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by renewiltord on Saturday December 16, 2023 @04:14PM (#38667734)
Is it actually worth remembering? I don't know, man. It kind of sounds not worth remembering if I'm honest. It's kind of like telling us that there is not one single shred of evidence that artificial flight has ever existed or that exoplanets have ever existed or anything of the sort.

Sure, that's the base case. It's not "worth remembering" at all. It's as much worth remembering as the fact that my clothes are in the dryer right now.

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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by superposeur on Saturday December 16, 2023 @05:47PM (#38668510)
I think it's "worth remembering" precisely because it seems not to be the base case anymore! To see this, just look at all the expressions of confidence in life's ubiquity throughout the rest of this thread!
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