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[zhynn]

wondering if there is an a priori reason for the remarkable tenacity of life.

Comments

[moominmolly]

...the non-tenacious kinds all die out?

[dancingwolfgrrl]

I'm with red-nose.

[zhynn]

I guess so. That, to me, smacks of "it's here because it's here, or it wouldn't be here". I was listening to wacky talk radio last night and they were talking about methane in the martian atmosphere. It reminded me that life occupies extremely unfriendly locations on the earth, and that the methane might just be biological given the tenacity of organic life. That made me wonder why life is so tenacious. I suppose the answer could be "because it has to be" but that still doesn't entirely satisfy me.

[cuthalion]

I think a lot of it is "life" is a pretty broad term. You see different life in different situations. But I also think this is a funny way to look at things. Why is life more "tenacious" than anything else that is on earth and possibly on mars (e.g., water)?