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Originally Posted by CraigS
These are scientifically valid statements and there is A LOT of theory supporting them. See: Chaos Theory and Complexity.
Read 'em again … and then ask how tiny might the changes have to be … and how many places are needed before the tiny changes occur just once at the right time, and how many connections, to result in a single instance of life ?
Perhaps then, it might be understood why the universe might have to be so big, for a single instance of life to occur. (A perfectly scientifically valid proposition, coming from this perspective).
These are not trivial wishy-washy points (unusual for Cox    ).
I'm impressed that they've finally emphasised what I hoped they were on about from the first episode … diversity of environments .. driven by the Laws of Nature .. leading to life.
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This had me really excited because it makes a lot of sense and to be honest, is something I have never considered before. I have always "assumed" that other forms of life must be out there, however small but when strong links between Chaos Theory are made, is it any wonder that we haven't found other life close by? Who is to say that an expanse as big as our Universe isn't needed to harbour only a few instances of life?
Not to mention the endless possibilities for life from many different environments. If life can survive on Earth in extreme conditions, then why not somewhere else in the Solar System or anywhere else in the Universe?
Interested to watch the last episode of Wonders as I believe it touches on life in extreme environments.