<!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Jun 1 2004, 02:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Jun 1 2004, 02:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Z.X. Bogglesteinsky+Jun 1 2004, 01:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Z.X. Bogglesteinsky @ Jun 1 2004, 01:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yes, the bare basics of my post was about the chemical composition of the earth and the precise distances and other measurements to give the right temperature for life. Evidently, this universe is able to support life, but can it do it more than once? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Of course it can. The fact that life can exist in a variety of extremes is easy to see, from the edge of underwater volcanoes to the ice caps life can be found. The most basic components of life are quite easy to make, they've been replicated in a variety of tests with only the simplest of atmospheric elements and a little eletrical energy, at this point it's only a matter of time and probability before these basic molecules combine into more complex molecules that have the ability to replicate themselves, and ta-da! Life. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> And if I may repeat myself, it's not a definite that any life has to be composed of the elements C, O, N, and H. Heck, it's not even a definite that they have to live on a planet. We as humans put great faith in the idea of a "home" planet, everything has to have an origin and somewhere where it is best suited. It's quite possible that there are lifeforms that exist in space, stars, nebulas, anywhere. In order to find aliens we will eventually have to redefine our definition of life, it's that simple. And because we don't have such a working definition right now, it's impossible to guess the odds on finding life out there, other than "very high".
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Of course it can. The fact that life can exist in a variety of extremes is easy to see, from the edge of underwater volcanoes to the ice caps life can be found. The most basic components of life are quite easy to make, they've been replicated in a variety of tests with only the simplest of atmospheric elements and a little eletrical energy, at this point it's only a matter of time and probability before these basic molecules combine into more complex molecules that have the ability to replicate themselves, and ta-da! Life. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
And if I may repeat myself, it's not a definite that any life has to be composed of the elements C, O, N, and H. Heck, it's not even a definite that they have to live on a planet. We as humans put great faith in the idea of a "home" planet, everything has to have an origin and somewhere where it is best suited. It's quite possible that there are lifeforms that exist in space, stars, nebulas, anywhere. In order to find aliens we will eventually have to redefine our definition of life, it's that simple. And because we don't have such a working definition right now, it's impossible to guess the odds on finding life out there, other than "very high".