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Given the milestone that the discovery of extraterrestrial life represents, I would expect nothing short of actually seeing a martian microbe that is provably n
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Given the milestone that the discovery of extraterrestrial life represents, I would expect nothing short of actually seeing a martian microbe that is provably not a hitchhiker from earth before anyone credible "calls it".
- plutonorm 5y agoYou may be correct, but there is also a huge taboo here and it's damaging to the pursuit of truth.
- biorach 5y agoThere is not a taboo. There is a very very high standard of proof required, rightly so because of the sensational nature of the subject.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoHow damaging is it to not call it until there's proof? How damaging would it be to call it and later have to retract it? Seems to me it's better to wait for definitive proof than to go without it.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoWhat is wrong with saying that it is increasingly likely that there is life on mars and waiting to call it until we see it. Whats the rush and who is it hurting?