The list of prerequisites is much longer. Right amount of radiation, rotating molten metallic core (that probably came from collision with another planet!), jup

The list of prerequisites is much longer. Right amount of radiation, rotating molten metallic core (that probably came from collision with another planet!), jupiter-like vacuum cleaner to not have massive asteroid impacts too often - but sometimes they may help, like for us. Stable, boring star. The list is probably much longer, ie chemistry part mixed with geology, astronomy and other topics.