From: "Gary Britt" 

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
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> 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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