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Reminds me of the Deep Hot Biosphere theory by the brilliant and controversial Thomas Gold. Posited as early as 1992 this theory states that microbial life is v
by kieckerjan 8y ago
Reminds me of the Deep Hot Biosphere theory by the brilliant and controversial Thomas Gold. Posited as early as 1992 this theory states that microbial life is very prevalent at great depth and that it may be responsible for the production of hydrocarbons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gold
- Luc 8y agoI remember reading this at the time and finding it quite persuasive. I would love to find out how it fares compared to current scientific consensus.