Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
No but mathematical odd are relied upon to predict much of what we know.
And Hoyle seems to have been off when it comes to the odds. Even if we assume the mathematical odds seemed right at the time of his statement, things have changed as we know more now so the odds are different.

I assume you have some better more reasonable explanation?
Explanation for what? I cannot calculate the "right" odds but what I do know is we don't know much since we have not visited other systems not have powerful enough telescopes to detect signs of life. We have not even enough information to truly rule out life on other planets in our own solar system. In other words it is going to involve a whole lot of speculation to claim the chances of life are small.

I don't see the point in focusing too much on statements made by dead scientists that also seems to have involved elements that were outside their own field.

If we can find the building blocks of life in space then maybe life is not so unlikely?


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