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To: Dimensio
Not just humans, but ANY advanced life.

Please see

http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/design_evidences/20020502_solar_system_design.html?main

If you hypothysize that advanced life can exist on a wide variety of planet types, not just an Earth-like planet, then I must ask you why no such life exists on any of the other planets or major moons. You see, we already have many "tests" of whether some non-earth-like animal life can arise. So far the "tests" (these other bodies on our solar system) have been negative. THis despite the fact that many of them have doubtless been seeded by organic material, maybe even organisms, from Earth. This is through huge impact events that sent chunks of Earth into space.

My assumption one based on fact.

256 posted on 07/17/2002 8:36:31 AM PDT by Ahban
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To: Ahban
Are the 118 factors listed at reasons.org included in the Drake Equation?

If not, do you think they should be?

257 posted on 07/17/2002 8:50:53 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon
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To: Ahban
Not just humans, but ANY advanced life.

Except that you're still using earth-based life as a frame of reference. It ignores the possibility that earth seems so open to life because the life forms that appeared happened to be suited for earth-like conditions.

That's not to say that life of some kind could occur on any planet, but it is specious to assume that the only life that could arise anywhere is of the nature found on this planet.
259 posted on 07/17/2002 9:00:43 AM PDT by Dimensio
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