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Originally Posted by balderdash111
Will, you allude to a question that I have always pondered - why do we assume that certain conditions must exist for life (e.g., water)? Is it not possible for life to exist without it?
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You've illustrated my point exactly. Because we have no idea what life looks like, acts like, or requires elsewhere, it's absurd to try and create equations about extraterrestrial life. Imagine if I were to say, "Well, there is life on 1 out of 8 planets in our solar system, therefore every 1 out of 8 planets in the universe has life". That's how I see the Drake Equation. It's massively simplistic, assumes a great deal, and only has the tiny perspective of our little planet and solar system. It's like asking a 2 year old who just learned basic math (1+1=2) to explain advanced calculus.