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It is quite remarkable that the question of life on mars (or not) hasn't been answered conclusively despite a lot of human effort to get an answer.
by londons_explore 4mo ago
It is quite remarkable that the question of life on mars (or not) hasn't been answered conclusively despite a lot of human effort to get an answer.
- bregma 4mo agoIt's because the more important question of "how can I personally profit from this?" usually takes precedence.
- skulk 4mo agothere probably never was any there for a meaningful amount of time, but it's incredibly hard to prove a negative.
- thegrim33 4mo agoNASA intentionally completely gave up on trying to answer the Mars life question for multiple decades and only very recently has come back around to the idea of doing life finding missions.
- throwaway676712 4mo agoIt's a touchy subject because scientists are afraid of looking like cranks. Just like cognition in other nonhuman species was historically dismissed because no one wants to be seen as someone who think plants talk to each other