(May 2, 2012 at 4:30 pm)Napoleon Wrote:(May 2, 2012 at 4:02 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Great news, I wonder what the theists will say if life is found under the ice on Europa. (maybe they will find an alien breed of talking snake!)
I've heard quite a few times people say there may be life under the ice. I'm skeptical though, seems very unlikely to me that life would thrive in an environment effectively cut off from the sun.
Yes, it is a long way from the sun, but it is close to Jupiter. The gravitational "squeezing" from the giant planet will produce heat in the moons. Any life there will probably not rely on light/photosynthysis for it's energy, but could use the heat (as do some extremophyles around volcanic vents in the deep ocean here on Earth)
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Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
