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Re:Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blu... by DennisP on Saturday October 04, 2025 @04:49PM (#45476576)
It does seem unlikely that such life forms would ever become spacefaring.
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Re:Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blu... by rowanG077 on Saturday October 04, 2025 @05:05PM (#45476697)
That's a separate term in the equation.
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Re:Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blu... by DennisP on Saturday October 04, 2025 @05:25PM (#45476850)
Yes, but we should consider these linkages when setting values. If we assume that volcanic vent life is very unlikely to become spacefaring, we should either leave it out of the "life" term, or leave it in but lower the probability of the "becomes spacefaring" term.
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