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To: Sherman Logan
"It is likely that the basic conditions for life are also fairly common,"

This is not necessarily true. There have been physicists who claiml they have been able to identify at least 25 finely tuned variables (ie, temperature, gravitational force, radiation level, etc. etc.) which must all be present for life as we know it to exist. The probabiliity against all or even half of these finely tuned variables to be present on any given planet is off the charts. Something like 10 to the negative 250th power or, in other words, impossible.

7 posted on 01/23/2014 9:45:16 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity

Would be interested in reviewing these claims.


10 posted on 01/23/2014 9:50:48 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: circlecity

Sorry, accidentally clicked Post too soon.

One thing we do know is that our sun is a relatively common type.

Given the recently proven abundance of exoplanets in the universe, there is no particular reason to assume that our solar system and its planets are particularly unusual either.

The earth may be extremely unusual. In fact it may be unique. But recently discovered evidence tilts against that assumption, not in its favor.

As I said, I’m interested in reviewing the claims your mention.


12 posted on 01/23/2014 9:54:15 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: circlecity

Ah, the old “not necessarily true” gambit.


52 posted on 01/24/2014 7:02:05 AM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: circlecity

Actually, it’s not at all true.
The more we find out about our place here and the conditions necessary for life,

the more it looks like the Earth is unique.

Even given the number of stars that we conjecture exist, the odds are still greater against even ONE earth existing.


54 posted on 01/24/2014 7:04:09 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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