Evidence of a second occurrence of abiogenesis would be bad news in that it would significantly lower the probability that abiogenesis is the Great Filter, thou

Evidence of a second occurrence of abiogenesis would be bad news in that it would significantly lower the probability that abiogenesis is the Great Filter, though it wouldn't rule out a Filter somewhere between abiogenesis and human-level civilization. But this discovery alone doesn't imply much, as we already know the presence of liquid water isn't that rare. We need to examine it first.