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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 51 points 3 weeks ago (29 children)

I don’t recall what I was reading, but I once read about a lot of things lined up perfectly for evolution on Earth.

  • In Sol’s habitable zone
  • Has a moon
  • Rotates on tilted axis
  • Stable rotation and orbit
  • Has magnetic field
  • Has Ozone Layer
  • Big planet (Jupiter) close enough to catch random asteroids, but not close enough to harm Earth

It’s bonkers that it all worked out that way so that I could be here, right now, reading your post and responding. It really boggles the mind and I don’t want to waste my time.

Welp, guess I’m gonna go look up random curse words in the dictionary. ಠᴗಠ

[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago

Look up Douglas Adams’ puddle analogy?

“If you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!"

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