[joe_smith]

On thing I was wondering about the finding is, could life like the ones that use arsenic, get kick started in that type of planetary environment? because to me the bacteria can only use arsenic because of a mutation from one the ones that cant. They evolved that feature they didn't get the jump-start to life solely from that environment. So for me I think we still might need a environment like earth to kick-start it.

Please show me the data that points to NO that is all I ask

ALL the data so far collected from ALL the experiments done on planet earth and low orbit, So far they have proven 0% for life anywhere out there. We might have the same odds as finding the goose that lays golden eggs then life out there. Dont forget even this latest "big news" from NASA was only about Earth based bacteria, now if they found it in the solar system then it would be really NASA news. You should try and get a copy of the book that's mentioned some where in this lot of posts called "RARE EARTH Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe" I just started reading it

I disagree but not about the rubber thing that is comicalhttp://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....ilies/rofl.gif. But this started as the possibility of life and whether it has to be "Life as we know it Jim" it is inevitable for it to lead to this kind of discussion and truth be known that is probably what NASA wanted when they posted the original story to make people talk and ponder the possibilitieshttp://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif

I agree 100% with this and maybe NASA need some new ideas.