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comment by am_Unition
am_Unition  ·  2573 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Alan Stern and Dala have Convergent Thoughts about Aliens

That's a great point. Of course our "habitable zone" might not be so habitable to another lifeform born of an entirely different environment than Earth's. And think of how weird things might get when you consider regimes far from standard pressure...

The recent arsenic-based DNA sham comes to mind (edit: not 'cuz it required non-STP conditions), but hopefully we don't use that to reinforce the notion that our exact organic makeup is the only possibility.





Devac  ·  2573 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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am_Unition  ·  2573 days ago  ·  link  ·  

...Do you ever feel like you already know enough? :P

Dala  ·  2572 days ago  ·  link  ·  

For me, that's a non-possible. And I'm sure Devac feels the same.

Honestly, I always feel like I know nothing.