Only by misusing the word "habitable"

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Only by misusing the word "habitable"

E.P. — 10/15/2008 10:11:24 PM (archived)

"Habitable" usually refers to human usuability

The presence of any organism on Mars will dealy any human exploration of Mars for decades, until it is determined that that organism is not pathogenic or capable of causing any deleterious environmental effect on Earth

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Looks Like Mars Is Most Likely Habitable - Marsby - 10/14/2008 3:48:00 AM
- Only by misusing the word "habitable" - E.P. - 10/15/2008 10:11:24 PM
  - OK - Marsby - 10/16/2008 4:04:06 AM
- Answers Regarding An Ancient & Tough Microbe - Geologist Comments Would Be Helpful - Marsby - 10/15/2008 3:59:03 AM
  - Not radius, but surface area - nick hoffman - 10/15/2008 12:29:14 PM
    - Unless it's a ratio of mass or volume to surface area - Marsby - 10/15/2008 1:29:55 PM
- ET life - phil - 10/14/2008 6:32:39 PM
  - Not many life searching dedicated missions after 50 years - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 7:25:54 PM
    - With large space telescopes.... - Raoul - 10/15/2008 5:29:46 AM
    - Maybe in a century from now - phil - 10/15/2008 12:41:22 AM
      - It is a shame - and wrong - how you took my statement - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 3:29:58 AM
        
        Don't Take It Personal - Marsby - 10/15/2008 4:10:49 AM
        
        re: Don't Take It Personal - phil - 10/15/2008 5:10:17 PM
        
        Which is why... - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 6:40:00 PM
        
        That's another limited idea about ETI - and no, I am not taking it personally, either - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 4:43:45 AM
        
        It's Evolution Not An Assumption - Marsby - 10/15/2008 1:35:38 PM
        
        I used to think that - Socrates II - 10/15/2008 1:49:34 PM
        
        re: I used to think that - gbaikie - 10/15/2008 10:43:04 PM
- Positing preconditions and precursors. - Bowser - 10/14/2008 3:18:56 PM
  - Did Anybody Read The article? - Marsby - 10/14/2008 5:40:27 PM
    - Read the post. - Bowser - 10/15/2008 12:39:44 AM
      - It Didn't Sound Like You Read The Article - Marsby - 10/15/2008 2:50:25 AM
        
        Read the article, enjoyed the article, AND that is a complex, fragile critter. - Bowser - 10/16/2008 1:35:55 AM
- re: Life on Earth - Raoul - 10/14/2008 2:54:32 PM
  - That is what scientists are wondering about - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 3:24:31 PM
- re: Looks Like Mars Is Most Likely Habitable - Marsbug - 10/14/2008 9:58:27 AM
  - How long could microbes survive on Mars underground? - Socrates II - 10/14/2008 1:36:17 PM
    - Read Article - Marsby - 10/14/2008 1:42:59 PM

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