| ▲ | chistev 3 hours ago | |
> Given the complexity of the Periodic Table, molecules, DNA, &c can we agree that life is a low-probability event? Given how quickly life started on Earth after Earth's formation, it seems like it isn't a low-probability event, but it still might be considering it's the only place we've found life (not that we've made a dent in our search of the cosmos for life). "Wind back the tape of life to the early days of the Burgess Shale; let it play again from an identical starting point, and the chance becomes vanishingly small that anything like human intelligence would grace the replay." - Stephen Jay Gould. > Previous paragraph omits the contextual perfection of our planet/solar system. It's perfect because it's the world we grew up in. | ||
| ▲ | smitty1e 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
We hand-wave at each other. The repeatable experiment would be another universe itself. Cutting to the chase and declaring you the winner of the discussion. | ||