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Originally Posted by Rob_K
... It is extrapolation of course.
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Exactly as you said... extrapolation.
Please don't get me wrong, I do want this extrapolation to be proven correct one day.. but at this stage, it is only extrapolation, based on only one single data point. That is my point.
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Originally Posted by Rob_K
We started off billions of years ago with a rich cloud of dust and gas, applied the universal laws of physics, and ended up with abundant life. Indisputable, nothing else, no magic.
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I fully agree with this.
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Originally Posted by Rob_K
Planetary systems are abundant. And that's just close to us in the Milky Way.
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That has been proven on 150+ examples so far, so with this statement I have no problems.
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Originally Posted by Rob_K
If you want hard proof before considering the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe, you may have a long wait. Mars would be great...
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Yes, I do want hard proof.. I bet you do as well
I agree, waiting is hard, though
