Considering our current understanding of what it takes for life to develop, i.e. water is 100% absolutely necessary, I would say the recent evidence of Mars' wet past increases the chances of extraterrestrial life discovery by much, much more than "a tiny tiny amount".
Michael in so. Cal. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Mark Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sure and I don't deny finding water or evidence of it is very exciting, but > what I question, is 'the building blocks of life claim'. This is pure hype. > Sure water and amino acids are essential for life, but I would question > exactly how certain life is to evolve when water alone is present. The answer > is it's massively more complex than just having flowing water. So finding > water does not immediately mean there is any life. From some of the recent > press and Nasa coverage, you would get the impression that finding water on > Mars automatically means the hunt for extraterrestrial life is nearly over, > but the truth is very far from it! It just makes it a tiny tiny amount more > likely.. > > Mark ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
