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Originally Posted by bns  As soon as I manage to parse that, I'll let you know if I agree.  |
I think he's referring to
mice.
As to the OP, I think the likelihood of Extraterrestrial intelligence is quite high, purely because of the numbers and odds involved. I am, however, beginning to think that the odds are quite a bit slimmer than 1,000,000 to 1 because it is my belief that not only would the planetary conditions need to be ideal (water and atmosphere etc). A planet would probably also need to meet certain solar system related requisites: sufficient radiation levels; correct orbiting distance; and probably the presence of some type of natural satellite.
I'm not very well studied on matters of the universe, so I could be entirely incorrect.
On a related note, here is a link to an article I recently read.
Aliens Among Us -- Discover Magazine Quote:
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Originally Posted by Carl Zimmer But what about life as we don’t know it? What if other, completely distinct forms of biology also took root on the early Earth? After all, the swiftness with which life appeared might mean that it could easily do so anytime, anywhere the conditions are right. If so, maybe life arose more than once at different locations on the early Earth. Those other organisms might have their own biochemistry and a separate evolutionary history. |