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Not really a billion years though. Perhaps several hundred million between when there was liquid water on earth and evidence of bacterial life. A surprisingly s
by fastaguy88 3y ago
Not really a billion years though. Perhaps several hundred million between when there was liquid water on earth and evidence of bacterial life. A surprisingly short time. We have spend almost 10x as long evolving to modern organisms than it took to get started.
- postmodest 3y agoTrue... I was trying to be generous. (...or conservative; whichever way you slice it.) It is fascinating how early "goop to replicators" happened in our history. It really highlights how common life must be where there's water.