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   On 22/01/2026 15:42, Jan Panteltje wrote:   
   >> Bill Sloman wrote:   
   >>> On 22/01/2026 6:58 pm, Jan Panteltje wrote:   
   >>>> Bill Sloman wrote:   
      
   >>>> The progression from complex chemistry to self-replicating complex   
   >>>> chemistry does depend on some kind of reliable energy source that can   
   >>>> drive the replication before cosmic rays can rip the complex chemicals   
   >>>> apart.   
      
   Deep sea volcanic vents are another possibility for the origin of life.   
      
   >>> What I find fascinating is how that energy and those simple chemical   
   processes did lead to   
   >>> a piece of silicon and our smartphones etc etc..   
   >>   
   >> You'd probably find it a bit more fascinating if you knew a little more   
   >> about it, but your current level of ignorance suggests you'd need quite   
   >> a few human lifetimes to get there.   
   >>>   
   >>> And what else is possible?   
   >>> We are so young as species, so many places in what we call our universe   
   where such incredible things happen   
   >>> And we are all connected.   
   >>> We, like an ant in the garden...   
   >>   
   >> An ant in  the garden relies on chemical signalling - pheromones - to a   
   >> much greater extent than we do, so it's not a  good example.   
   >   
   > Ment as an indicating of size versus world they (we live in).   
   > We have a big bigger brain.. and know a bit more.   
   > But then who will survive longer ?   
   > Some insects have been shown to survice in free space outside the ISS.   
   > Those insects did not even know how to make space-suits ;-)   
      
   Tardigrades are not quite arthropods or insects - they are much older   
   and more primitive. Incredibly resilient in their dormant 'tun' state.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade   
   >   
   > Some years ago I was following some of the lectures on youtube about   
   astronomy, have a look!   
   >   
   >   
      
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   Martin Brown   
      
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