Re:Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented de...
by the_af on Monday April 29, 2024 @08:36PM
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True, we cannot determine the scenario.
> but we haven't observed life emerging from non-life
But our laboratory is very, very small, so that proves little.
And we know life emerged at least once, and it doesn't seem particularly improbable. That's what I mean by "not magic"; not that we understand every little step, but we have some idea.
I don't think it's scifi to believe it's unlikely only Earth has sparked life. The one thing that is unlikely is that we will ever witness life anywhere else, but that's a different problem.
> but we haven't observed life emerging from non-life
But our laboratory is very, very small, so that proves little.
And we know life emerged at least once, and it doesn't seem particularly improbable. That's what I mean by "not magic"; not that we understand every little step, but we have some idea.
I don't think it's scifi to believe it's unlikely only Earth has sparked life. The one thing that is unlikely is that we will ever witness life anywhere else, but that's a different problem.