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Possible life on Venus?
GlennSprigg:
Since the early beginnings of our intelligent existence, mankind (womankind) has pined after the idea of life elsewhere.
We (most) forget the possibility at least, of say carbon-based molecules or ammonia based structures being at least a
precursor to some sort of basic enzyme. Given time, such components are responsible for such proliferous life on Earth!
99.9999% of such existences, if/when found, will not be walking with us, and saying "Take me to your leader"! :D
To MY mind, it is not a question regarding whether life exists elsewhere. One needs to be honest with one's self, when
looking at the sheer vastness of the Universe, containing billions of Galaxies with billions of 'stars' within each, that to deny
not just the 'possibility' of existence elsewhere, but conclude that it absolutely must exist! Even ones that communicate.
The only resulting conclusion that we 'can' reasonably postulate, is that there is a huge difference between acknowledging
that they exist, and believing that they ever have or will make contact or come here!! Two totally different situations!
You can look at the formulas that exist, to look at the probability of life elsewhere, which are beyond the scope of this
discussion of mine.... Suffice to say that even if the chance of life in another solar system was 100,000,000,000,000 to 1,
that the known universe is so huge that 'life' is still generally proliferous !! For now, accept the mere molecules! 8)
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