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proof life could be anywhere

blu3reeblu3ree Veteran
edited September 2013 in General Banter
http://www.weather.com/video/antarcticas-stunning-secret-38568

there could be living organisms on mercury, the moon, or even jupiter!

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  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Correction: There probably ARE.
    But not like any life-form we can imagine....

    Invincible_summerriverflow
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    I am always stunned when people - even people in the scientific community - claim that life can't exist in XYZ place because it doesn't have enough oxygen or water or other elements/compounds that life on Earth needs. Why is it so hard to fathom that there could be other forms of life that exist in other ways?
    blu3reehowriverflow
  • blu3reeblu3ree Veteran
    for all we know there could be things living in space just like fish live in the sea.
  • howhow Veteran Veteran
    or what about dimensions beyond the limitations of our own sense gates.
    The first dimension I'd suggest a bit more exploring of,
    would be our own hubris.
    riverflow
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited September 2013
    There are only a certain amount of elements. It is hard to see how many other than carbon or silicon would be able to make the complex molecules like DNA makes proteins. Water is needed for a solvent that is a high boiling point due to hydrogen bonding.
  • blu3reeblu3ree Veteran
    Jeffrey said:

    There are only a certain amount of elements. It is hard to see how many other than carbon or silicon would be able to make the complex molecules like DNA makes proteins. Water is needed for a solvent that is a high boiling point due to hydrogen bonding.

    not necessarily robotic beings? life clings to existence.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    We are not even sure if there can be AI to the point of conscious robotic beings on earth. Who would build the robotic beings? Or can they evolve on their own? Could they have offspring and benefit from natural selection of the fittest robotic beings?
  • blu3reeblu3ree Veteran
    edited September 2013
    i couldnt answer those questions all i do is imagine the endless possibilities, surely anything is possible given the right conditions.
  • footiamfootiam Veteran
    blu3ree said:

    http://www.weather.com/video/antarcticas-stunning-secret-38568

    there could be living organisms on mercury, the moon, or even jupiter!

    Why look so far for life? There is life in our mouth too, not to mention the stomach and intestine.
  • blu3reeblu3ree Veteran
    http://www.space.com/22970-mars-chemical-perchlorate-life-search.html
  • footiamfootiam Veteran
    blu3ree said:

    http://www.weather.com/video/antarcticas-stunning-secret-38568

    there could be living organisms on mercury, the moon, or even jupiter!

    There are lives even on our palm. But then, we can only live our own life. I don't know why people bother looking for life elsewhere.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    footiam said:

    blu3ree said:

    http://www.weather.com/video/antarcticas-stunning-secret-38568

    there could be living organisms on mercury, the moon, or even jupiter!

    There are lives even on our palm. But then, we can only live our own life. I don't know why people bother looking for life elsewhere.
    Because mankind always wants to know what it doesn't know. It's not that unlike why Siddhartha began his quest.

    blu3ree
  • footiamfootiam Veteran
    blu3ree said:

    http://www.weather.com/video/antarcticas-stunning-secret-38568

    there could be living organisms on mercury, the moon, or even jupiter!

    It has been proven that there is life on earth. Let's rejoice!
    riverflow
  • mindatriskmindatrisk Veteran
    Well, I for one am definitely not from this planet.
    Jeffrey
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