From: "Gary Britt" 

Its a sample of around 12 and from that sample only one was capable of
supporting life.

Gary

"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43812d5f{at}w3.nls.net...
> No, it's a sample of one planet capable of supporting the type of life
> with which we're familiar. Whether earthlike planets are common or rare
> is an entirely different question - so far we just don't know.
>
> --
> Tony
>
> Gary Britt wrote:
> > Its not a sample of one but a sample of around 12.  We know about life
on
> > all the planets in the solar system and the probability that none exists
on
> > the handful or less of other planets we have detected.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> > news:437e33f9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >>Gary Britt wrote:
> >>
> >>>Until we observe them, you are just GUESSING (or should I
say using the
> >>>scientific method) that they exist and what we may find.  There are
what
> >
> > 12
> >
> >>>planets in our own solar system and with the odds of life
springing up
> >>>everywhere so easily as Tony claims I would expect at
least 8 of them
to
> >>>have life just as complicated as modern man.  If they
don't maybe life
> >>>springing up isn't so easy after all.  If you go by the
observations we
> >
> > are
> >
> >>>able to make, the odds are astronomical against life just
springing up
> >
> > from
> >
> >>>nothing by chance much less then having all the conditions right at
each
> >>>step on the way to life as complicated and intelligent as
modern man.
> >
> > If
> >
> >>>the scientific method is using what can be observed to predict/guess
> >
> > about
> >
> >>>what you can't.  Then the scientific method does NOT support Tony's
> >
> > guess
> >
> >>>that life springs up pretty damn easily all on its own.
> >>
> >>Slight correction: I didn't say anything about the probability of life
> >>appearing. We know of only one planet capable of supporting the type of
> >>life we're familiar with, and it's a bit difficult to extrapolate from a
> >>sample of 1.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Tony
> >
> >
> >

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