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Only if you assume it likely that it has migrated, or been transplanted to a similar exo-environment, in the past. Ie: assume it has been transported, survived, and then it adapted in that exo-environment.
Finding it in such locations on Earth, says nothing about its emergence in those environments, so the assertion that the chances of finding it in exo-environments has 'gone up dramatically', is critically dependent on major assumptions about a lot of unknown variables.
(I notice you didn't mention exo-environments in your words above, also .. but that is what we're talking about, no ?).
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Like I said before, Craig, we only have one example, everything we argue about life elsewhere is based on assumptions. But if we take good old Occam's Razor (and hopefully it's not blunt!!!!
), which is something mathematicians and other scientists are so fond of quoting, then all things being equal, life will most likely also be in exo-environments as well. Especially where similar conditions exist as does here on Earth. But as I also mentioned, that is most likely being to narrow in our scope.
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We have only one definition of life derived from that which exists on Earth.
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Precisely.....way too narrow. that's why we need to look beyond the box.
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I'm not arguing this … and I find the linkages connecting your above points, involve quantum leaps, opinions, judgements and assumptions.
Cheers
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As I find yours.....so, we're even stevens
In any case, I was being overly dramatic there only to prove a point. That being if all there is, is us, then you're going to have to do some pretty fancy dancing when it comes to the explanations as to why. Can you imagine the churches and such with this....they'd have a field day!!!!. And, what about aliens and all the stuff people go on with about that, science fiction etc etc......flights of fantasy and even delusional behaviour if the argument was the case. And, if the religions were right, why would science even have any real meaning. What any of us actually knows would most likely end up heretical!!!!. Feel like a family BBQ??