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pfdietztoday at 5:04 PM1 replyview on HN

"SpudCell" already has 36 genes; the information encoded there basically cannot occur by random processes. There is still an enormous complexity gap between it and abiotic systems.

> somewhere among 2 TRILLION planets in our galaxy there is a planet with enough atmosphere and magnetosphere to protect it from space radiation so there is likely bacteria

I reject this conclusion; it certainly isn't justified by the links you provided.


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ck2today at 5:56 PM

you don't think there is even single-cell life anywhere else but Earth?

why would Earth be that incredibly unique?

it's even plausible Earth was accidentally seeded by panspermia (bacteria on comets)

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