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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2018-05-04 06:09:04 +0000, Thomas Koenig said:   
   > Your Name  schrieb:   
   >>   
   >> It's not just water of course, they're stuck on the blinkered idea that   
   >> life elsewhere must be like life on Earth, so to them that means water,   
   >   
   > So, again: What alternate solvent do you propose?  Please note it   
   > should be thermodynamically stable, available (under reasonable   
   > conditions) in large quantities and sufficient purity.   
   >   
   > Of course, it should also permit the sort of hydrophilic/hydrophobic   
   > interactions (or, for a non-polar solvent, lipophilic/lipophobic)   
   > that make water such a good candidate for life.   
   >   
   > Please show that you have at least a miniscule fraciton of a clue   
   > what you are actually talking about when accusing scientists of   
   > being lazy.   
      
   Yet another disptick with reading comprehension issues.  :-\   
      
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