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Rare Earth hypothesis is that life is common

pwokenyaw — 1/20/2003 8:00:06 PM (archived)

The Brownlee-Ward "Rare Earth" hypothesis is that microbial life is common, but advanced life is not. That hypo doesn't support Lee's idea.

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Would a "rare Earth" galaxy really be such a bad thing? - Lee - 1/18/2003 5:49:02 PM
- Rare Earth hypothesis is that life is common - pwokenyaw - 1/20/2003 8:00:06 PM
- Re: Would a - Bowser - 1/19/2003 4:20:18 PM
  - Kinda like the Star Trek episode, "The Way to Eden". - Lee - 1/19/2003 6:09:24 PM
- Re:life - Raoul Lannoy - 1/19/2003 10:15:13 AM
  - I agree with Raoul - Tom Brosz - 1/19/2003 6:57:28 PM
    - What I had in mind. - Lee - 1/19/2003 7:31:12 PM
      - Re: Early earth - Raoul Lannoy - 1/19/2003 8:23:29 PM
        
        Terraforming Time - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2003 10:17:45 AM
        
        Nature vs. Man - Robert E. B. - 1/20/2003 1:06:53 PM
        
        Re: Terraforming Time - Tom Brosz - 1/19/2003 1:01:54 PM
        
        Would it really take that long? - Lee - 1/19/2003 11:14:35 AM
- Good or bad, it's probably what we got n/t (n/t) - Gary - 1/18/2003 7:42:23 PM

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