Michael M and List,
First, apologies to be so Sci-Fi...not the intention. If I had a better
rocker I'd probably be knocked off of it for remotely, even slightltly
suggesting this, especially to this credentialed List; best a slap
upside-the-head to get me back to reality...
Meanwhile, here goes....it falls into the X-curiousity factor of all
equations: how can we rule out everything that hasn't already been ruled in?
To wit: given what we know about Life-to-develop-needs-100%-water, what
don't we know? Is our silly-human insignificance bound only by what we
currently know and entertain as possibilities?
This is NOT an endoresment for rice-paddy science; nor a support for the
previous thread. I've just always wondered why we assume that all elemental
progressions are known.
Big stew out there! I really would like to hear from you
heavy-weights...it'll rest better when I read.
Sincerely, and good thing I'm not a B-movie producer,
Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Mulgrew" <[email protected]>
To: "Mark Ford" <[email protected]>; "Meteorite List"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astrobiologists Find Ancient
FossilsinFireballFragments
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
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