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Scientists Detect First Atmosphere on Rocky Habitable-Zone Planet, Boosting Hopes for Alien Life (gizmodo.com)
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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

On the first point... I don't know if the assumption is that life can only thrive in our type of environment, so much as that our type of environment is the only one that we know can support life so, as a starting point, it's the best type to look for.

Maybe not, but that's my interpretation.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's the consensus. We can't search everywhere all at once, we have to start somewhere.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yet nobody with any clue what's going on is actually ruling out other sources... You are choosing to believe fiction authors over scientists. Sad.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well yeah, why would anyone "rule out" anything? That's not what I said. It's prioritising some places over others because there needs to be some kind of priority so we can decide where to look first.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You misunderstand what I said. Nobody said life NEEDS our style of life...

BUT the "habitable zone" LITERALLY ASSUMES THAT. That's the ENTIRE POINT of the "habitable zone".

It's NOTHING but an assumption that life must imitate us.