Off Topic — HabitableZone

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Actually, I think it does.

If we don't see it, through direct evidence or inference, then it is not there.

For example, I can infer the existence of life elsewhere in the universe because life has developed on Earth. There is a statistical chance that similar conditions exist elsewhere. I can even infer that life elsewhere might be superior to humans, just as humans are superior to most other species on Earth. But there is not sufficient reason to believe such life would be godlike.

There is in particular no reason to infer the existence of a supernatural god. There is no evidence of nonbiological life, non-solid-phase life, or life that exists outside the physical constraints of the universe.

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