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The easiest filter is just that life may be incredibly difficult to get started. There's a huge complexity gap between abiotic glop and any known working cell
by pfdietz 11mo ago
The easiest filter is just that life may be incredibly difficult to get started. There's a huge complexity gap between abiotic glop and any known working cell capable of Darwinian evolution. Origin of Life research is basically various flavors of handwaving to get over this gap.
- api 11mo agoIt’d be interesting if there turned out to only be a few life bearing worlds in the entire cosmos. But we just have no idea. Not enough information.