XPost: rec.arts.sf.science, rec.arts.sf.written   
   From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Your Name  schrieb:   
   > On 2018-04-29 06:24:28 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:   
   >>>   
   >>> As I said all along: extraterrestrial life does not necessarily have to   
   >>> need water. Looking for life *only* where water occurs is blinkered   
   >>> stupidity.   
   >>   
   >> So how do we look for life that doesn't need water?  Until you can   
   >> answer that we're not the ones having a comprehension problem.   
   >   
   > I never said it wasn't the easiest option ... just that it wasn't the   
   > ONLY option. Water-required life forms could well be in the minority of   
   > the universe's life forms, which means they're also looking for the   
   > smallest needle in the haystack.   
      
   What chemistry would you propose as an alternative?   
      
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