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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Water is the basic element required for life, right?
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From what we know, sure. We also assume that life can only be carbon based because carbon bonds so easily with other elements, especially oxygen and hydrogen... but silicon based life can theoretically exist. Some life may not even require water, instead enjoying frozen carbon monoxide. That's my point: we aren't smart enough to guess at extraterrestrial life yet. We don't know enough.